breasts swelling Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/breasts-swelling Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:02:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png breasts swelling Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/breasts-swelling 32 32 Breast Swelling – Tender, Sore & Painful Swollen Breasts https://healthhype.com/breast-swelling-tender-sore-painful-swollen-breasts.html https://healthhype.com/breast-swelling-tender-sore-painful-swollen-breasts.html#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:24:09 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=2995 Definition of Breast Swelling Breast swelling is an enlargement of the breast or both breasts compared to the regular breast size and may be accompanied by other symptoms like tenderness (soreness), pain, lump(s), changes of the areola or nipple and any secretion from the nipple. Swollen breasts may be a normal physiological process as seen in puberty or pregnancy or may be a sign of a medical disorder. Tender or Sore Breast Breast tenderness or soreness is a mild to moderate discomfort of the breast, sensitive to touch or pressure and often accompanied with redness. Tenderness and soreness should be differentiated from breast pain although this may be subjective and dependent on an individual’s pain tolerance levels. Breast Pain Breast pain should be differentiated from soreness or tenderness of the breast. Pain usually  indicates serious pathology that needs to be investigated and treated. Breast pain may be referred to other areas on the body like the axillae (armpits), abdomen, neck and back. Causes of Swollen Breasts Symptoms associated with the following conditions may not be present with every case of breast swelling. Always consult with your medical practitioner  for further investigation or to confirm a diagnosis. Sx = symptoms. Ddx [...]

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