Question 1

fat or fibrocystic breast disease?

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More info needed.: There are women with dense breasts and palpable cysts...There are also women with fatty breasts and some have both, the fat is very radiolucent, the fibrocyctic tissue less so, so there are palpation and mammographic differences.

Question 2

can i get fibrocystic breast disease at 18?

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Yes: This can occur at any age.

Question 3

what is bilateral fibrocystic breast disease?

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Fibrocystic breasts : Fibrocystic breast disease is characterized by lumpiness and usually discomfort in both breasts. The lumpiness is due to small breast masses or breast cysts. The condition is very common and is benign. These lumps/ cysts are often periodically affected by the hormonal changes of the menstrual cycle.

Question 4

what to expect from fibrocystic breast disease?

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Benign: Fibrocystic breast condition is a common condition. Associated with tender breast swelling & benign breast lumps or cysts. Discomfort worse around menstrual cycle. Symptoms can get worse with some hormone or bcp medications. Does not lead to cancer. Can make mammograms difficult to read if there is increased internal breast density.

Question 5

would women only get fibrocystic breast disease?

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Usually, although...: ...Men with gynecomastia can develop fibrocystic changes, albeit to a much milder degree.

Question 6

could fibrocystic breast disease go away over time?

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No: Fibrocystic disease is a termused when the breast as it ages develops lumps which is due to minizing of breast tissue with replacement by fat and the effect of estrogen on the terminal  milk ducts which tend to plug the ducts near the nipple.  The small amount of fluid in the ducts accumulates as cystic fluid spaces within the ducts further causing lumpiness or fibrocytic disease.

Question 7

what sort of disorder is fibrocystic breast disease?

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Common, benign: Fibrocystic breast disease is a common, benign (not cancerous) condition. It is the most common cause of "lumps" in both breasts and can be painful. It can be due to the responsiveness of breast tissue to hormones. The size of the lumps and the associated pain often change with changes in a woman's menstrual cycle.

Question 8

what are the symptoms of fibrocystic breast disease?

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Variable: Fibrocystic symptoms can range from mild breast discomfort and swelling around the time of the menstrual period, to more firm hard breast lumps and cysts that may be very tender or painful. Often the symptoms are worse during the menstrual cycle. Sometimes the breast lumps can be fluid cysts that come and go around the menstrual period too.

Question 9

what is fibrocystic breast disease and what does it do?

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Lumpy-Bumpy Breasts: Fibrocystic changes are a spectrum of pathologic findings seen on biopsy. This has morphed into a clinical term for "lumpy-bumpy" breast tissue and/or dense tissue seen on mammography.  This is not a disease, just a variant of normal. This requires no treatment, just reassurance.  If it is associated w/pain, caffeine avoidance, vitamin e, primrose oil, and nsaids have been used w/marginal success.

Question 10

are there home remedies for fibrocystic breast disease?

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No cure: Fibrocystic breast disease is the presence of fibrocystic tissue in the breasts.  There is no cure for fibrocystic breast disease but there is treatment to decrease the discomfort.  Decreasing caffeine intake will minimize breast tenderness and increasing vitamin E to 800 or 1000 international units (iu) each day will also decrease the pain.

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