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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Breast pain or lump that can be |
Cyst. |
Consult doctor. |
| felt or seen. |
Tumor. |
See Fibrocystic Breast |
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Disease. |
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See Breast Cancer. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain or tenderness in breasts |
Thickening of gland tissue |
See Menopause. |
| before menstrual periods. |
in breasts caused by |
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| Irregular periods. |
hormonal changes. |
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| Woman over age 38. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Throbbing pain in breast of |
Breast infection. |
See Mastitis. |
| new mother. |
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| Hard, tender, red lump on |
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| breast, or inflamed nipple. |
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| Fever. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Breast pain. |
Adverse reaction or side |
Consult doctor. |
| Use of estrogen medications. |
effect of drug. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain or tenderness in breasts. |
Common sensitivity during |
Wear a support bra as |
| Possible pregnancy. |
pregnancy. |
breasts enlarge. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Swollen, tender, hard breasts |
Engorgement of breast |
Consult doctor. |
| within 4 days of delivering baby. |
tissue with milk. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Sore nipples in woman who is |
Cracked or sore nipples. |
Wash nipples and apply |
| breast-feeding. |
Common occurrence |
lanolin cream after |
| OR |
during first weeks of |
breast-feeding. |
| Sharp pain in nipple of nursing |
breast-feeding. |
Consult doctor if fever |
| mother when breast-feeding baby. |
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develops. |
| No fever. |
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| No other symptoms related to |
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| breast. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain or tenderness in breasts. |
Discomfort caused by |
See Premenstrual |
| Menstrual period due in a few |
hormone changes. |
Syndrome. |
| days. |
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