Breast Pain

About- Breast pain also known as mastalgia, mammalgia, and mastodynia is a medical symptom characterized by a dull ache, heaviness, tightness, a burning sensation in the breast tissue, or breast tenderness.

Symptoms-
 The pain may be dull, heavy or aching or tight, burning or sore
The pain may be cyclical or non-cyclical
Pain may spread to the underarm
Breast tenderness
Breast swelling or lumpiness
One or both breasts may be affected
 
Causes-
 Breast cancer
 Breast size
 Breast structure
Breast Cysts
Breastfeeding related infection
Effect of reproductive hormones
Fibrocystic breasts 
History of breast surgery
Imbalance of Fatty acid
Mastitis
Paget disease of the breast
A side effect of certain Medication
Smoking

Specialists to Visit
 Gynecologist and Obstetrician


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References-
https://www.mayoclinic.org
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://www.healthline.com
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com
https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk
https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org
https://www.nhs.uk
https://www.cancer.ca
https://my.clevelandclinic.org
https://www.medicinenet.com

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