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

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 3

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 4

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 5

i have fibrocystic breast disease but i had a hyst and since then it has turned into sagging and less bumpiness?

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Common: It is common to have a decrease in fibrocystic symptoms and lumps after natural menopause or surgical menopause (removal of uterus/ovaries).

Question 6

does smoking cause breast fibrocystic breast disease?

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Maybe: Studies have been contradictory regarding the relationship between smoking and fibrocystic changes.   Periductal mastitis and  subareolar abscesses are associated with cigarette smoking.

Question 7

doctors does anyone treat fibrocystic breast disease?

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Breast/general surg: These patients can be followed by a breast surgeon  or a general surgeon with a large portion of their practice dedicated to breast disease.
We perform a history, look at your food and medication intake, perform breast exam and review breast images.  We provide extensive counseling, follow up, biopsy or aspiration of a fluid filled cyst when necessary.

Question 8

what do doctors do to diagnose fibrocystic breast disease?

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It is really not : A disease and most medical professionals have stopped using the term "fibrocystic breast disease" and now simply refer to "fibrocystic breasts" or "fibrocystic breast changes". The diagnosis is usually made by characteristic history and physical exam findings. Mammograms and ultrasound may show breast cysts. Biopsy is sometimes performed in questionable cases.

Question 9

could fibrocystic breast disease affect breast size at all?

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It could : Fibrocystic breast disease, depending on the extent, can cause some swelling of the breasts, particularly in cycles with menstruation - during those times it may feel more engorged for some women.

Question 10

fibrocystic breast disease and severe mastodynia..unbearable

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Mammogram first: The first step is an exam by your doctor and a mammogram  to rule out life threatening problems. If in fact you do have only fibrocystic breast disease there are a variety of options. Tylenol, (acetaminophen) Motrin can help some. Vitamin e supplements may help. Primrose oil has been reported to help. Birth control pills can help too to normalize hormone levels.

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