Why does my chest hurt before my period: ask a specialist

In the female breast, from the very birth to the very old age, complex physiological changes take place. In girls aged 7-8 years, unidirectional development of the mammary gland, which is called physiological asymmetric hypertrophy, can occur. The volumes of both mammary glands are equalized after reaching 10-11 years, and the formation of the mammary glands itself is completed at the age of 15 years. Throughout the menstrual cycle, during pregnancy and lactation in the mammary gland, transformations occur, and their severity is subject to the level of hormones (progesterone, prolactin and estrogens). That's why the chest hurts before the menstrual period.

Physiological processes

Each woman has a sensation of changes in the breast with monthly - it all depends on the phase of the cycle. Breasts can significantly change their structure. Each menstrual cycle, before ovulation in the second stage of the cycle, begins the process of increasing the amount of epithelium in lobules and ducts, while the volume and density of gland tissue increases due to blood filling of the organ and edema. That is why there is a feeling of condensation and expansion and increased sensitivity. If the gland is normal, then this process is moderate. When preparing for lactation, breast augmentation occurs due to the proliferation of glandular tissue. But if there is no pregnancy, atrophy of newly formed structures begins, which lasts several months. After the end of menstruation, these phenomena pass or decrease. All life in the female breast is the process of tissue proliferation and its regression.

Root Causes

"Why does my chest hurt before my period?" - quite a frequent question. Most women have a breast enlargement 5-10 days before the onset of PMS - this is more likely a normal phenomenon.

Mammalgia

A woman has cyclical pains before menstruation. The reasons for their origin are mastodonia, which is not a disease, unlike mastopathy. The mammary gland consists of fibrous, fatty and glandular tissues in which the hormones of the ovaries are located, therefore the state of the breast can change the entire menstrual cycle. In the second stage of the cycle, the action of progesterone in the mammary gland increases the volume of glandular tissue. This is what causes the breast to become firmer. However, in this case there should not be any painful sensations.

Ovaries

The structure of the mammary gland is directly affected by the correct operation of the ovaries. That's why the chest hurts before the menstrual period. Therefore it is desirable:

• To conduct a study on oncomarkers, to determine the level of risk of development of cancer pathologies;
• To conduct a study of hormones;
• Do ultrasound of the pelvic organs seven days after the onset of menstruation;
• Make an ultrasound breast after the end of ovulation.

If the chest hurts before menstruation is strong enough, this can be evidence of the presence in the body of hormonal imbalance, a disorder in the ovaries or gynecological disease. In this case, you should visit a gynecologist, and if necessary, in addition to consult a mammologist and endocrinologist. Only specialists will be able to establish the reason why the chest hurts before menstruation.