do lumpy breasts or fibrocystic breasts mean dense breasts? can an ultrasound show breast density? when should i have my first mammogram?

Question

Mammogram indicates bi-rads 3, and being followed every 6 months due to fibrocystic breasts. Do you have to repeat ultrasound also?

Answer 1

US would help: Dense lump fibrocystic breast are common and do not indicate disease. Would consider US of any palpable nodules and first mammogram at 40.

Answer 2

If necessary: Any type of test that exposes you to radiation (x-ray, cat scan) should generally be avoided in pregnancy. If such a test is medically necessary, the abdomen should be shielded with a lead apron to prevent exposure to the baby.

Answer 3

No one would: Provide a chest xray if they knew you are pregnant. Why? There is exposure to the developing embryo, which while small, is at a critical and active time of development. There is "some chance" of harm to the embryo, and some chance that you would lose the pregnany regardless of the x-ray, so unless extremly necessary, no x-ray exposure during pregnancy at any trimester.

Answer 4

Only if needed: Your uterus will be sufficiently shielded with lead aprons so the fetus will not be exposed to radiation, but as a general precaution you should only have the x-ray if it is needed to diagnose a serious illness such as pneumonia or extreme shortness of breath.

Answer 5

Risk vs benefit: If the chest x-ray diagnoses a pneumonia that needs treatment and you can be safely shielded then the x-ray is warranted. You could also have a life threatening pneumothorax...The point is that you and your doctor have to balance risk and benefit.

Answer 6

Yes: Most women will experience some changes with their breasts during pregnancy. Other women may not have a noticeable change in breast size. If you experience nipple changes or experience bloody breast discharge, please consult your physician.

Answer 7

Yes: Some ladies' breasts do enlarge quite a bit- especially as delivery nears. Some increase only a modest amount in size. It depends also on where you are in your pregnancy. I would not get worried about it.

Answer 8

No: Most women who have had breast reductions will find it difficult to nurse, and some may find it impossible. There's no harm in trying but it is important to be realistic. The operation relocates the nipple and disrupts the nerves that signal the brain to produce and release breast milk when the baby sucks. Sometimes there is adequate nerve function and with persistence nursing can succeed.

Answer 9

Yes: Yes you should since most of them are 'nipple-sparing'.

Answer 10

No: During a breast reduction, it is common to have to move the location of the nipples as the excess breast tissue is removed. In doing so, the milk ducts are cut across and this makes it harder or impossible to breast feed.

Answer 11

Yes: Most women who have undergone breast reduction surgery have good preservation of breast ducts to nipples, especially in the upper half of the breast which are usually not resected. Likewise breast feeding after augmentation (breast implants) works fine as these are placed under the pectoral muscles.

Answer 12

Possible, but: There are several different ways to do the surgery, and some leave more breast tissue behind the nipple than others. It is still definitely a low chance that you can successfully breast feed after reduction.

Answer 13

Swelling: The breasts are a collection of cysts and ducts. Early on the cysts swell with fluid.

Answer 14

Tender and swollen: The breast often get more swollen and tender during pregnancy due to the influence of the hormones estrogen and Progesterone in preparation for breast feeding.

Answer 15

Doctor can evaluate: Is chronic wind the stomach gas & bloating, with a need to burp? Or, is chronic wind the intestinal gas, with a need to pass gas via the anus (fart)? Stomach gas and heartburn (reflux) can cause chest pains. Chest pains can also be spasms in the esophagus or angina pain (as in heart attack pain). The aorta is also in the chest. Pains going down the arms can also be effects on spinal cord nerves.

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