Posted by Racer on January 15, 2006, at 0:44:27
In reply to I found more lumps!, posted by Deneb on January 14, 2006, at 22:35:48
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> Why are my boobs so lumpy?
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> DenebFrom the Fort Wayne Radiology site:
Fibrocystic Breasts: A Non-Disease
Fibrocystic BreastsFibrocystic changes are the most common cause of breast lumps in women ages 30 to 50. Although fibrocystic changes may also be referred to as fibrocystic disease, this is not a disease, but a condition. It can be known as cystic disease, chronic cystic mastitis or mammary dysplasia. This condition is not cancerous. At least 60% of the women in their reproductive years have "lumpy" breasts as a result of these non-cancerous conditions.
http://www.fwradiology.com/fibrobrst.htm
From the US government site, at MedlinePlus:
Fibrocystic breast disease is described as common, benign changes involving the tissues of the breast. The term "disease" in this case is misleading, and many providers prefer the term "change."
The condition is so commonly found in normal breasts, it is believed to be a normal variant. Other related terms include "mammary dysplasia," "benign breast disease," and "diffuse cystic mastopathy."
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000912.htm
From MedicineNet:
Fibrocystic breasts are characterized by lumpiness and usually discomfort in one or both breasts. The condition is very common and benign, meaning that fibrocystic breasts are not malignant (cancerous). Fibrocystic breast disease (FCD) is the most common cause of "lumpy breasts" in women and affects more than 60% of women.http://www.medicinenet.com/fibrocystic_breast_condition/article.htm
Now Deneb? Go study. Stop fixating on your breasts. You're going to turn into a teenage boy if you keep this up. The lumps are fibrocystic changes, which these articles and others say 60% of women have. I'm in that 60%, mine started getting lumpy in my teens, so don't read that "30 to 50 years" thing as absolute.
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