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Pregnancy Related Breast Soreness

MedGen UID:
457543
•Concept ID:
C2985317
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Pregnancy Breast Soreness

Definition

The tenderness of the breasts during pregnancy due to changes in the hormonal levels and increased breast tissue growth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPregnancy Related Breast Soreness

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Comparative Effectiveness of Olive Oil and Breast Milk on Nipple Soreness in Breastfeeding Mothers.
Lin CX, Lu YY
Breastfeed Med 2023 Oct;18(10):779-784. Epub 2023 Oct 5 doi: 10.1089/bfm.2023.0081. PMID: 37797219
Why Chinese mothers stop breastfeeding: Mothers' self-reported reasons for stopping during the first six months.
Sun K, Chen M, Yin Y, Wu L, Gao L
J Child Health Care 2017 Sep;21(3):353-363. Epub 2017 Jul 31 doi: 10.1177/1367493517719160. PMID: 29119825
Mammographic breast pattern in Nigerian women in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Obajimi MO, Adeniji-Sofoluwe AT, Oluwasola AO, Adedokun BO, Soyemi TO, Olopade F, Newstead G
Breast Dis 2011;33(1):9-15. doi: 10.3233/BD-2010-0313. PMID: 21778578
Mastodynia.
BeLieu RM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1994 Sep;21(3):461-77. PMID: 7816407
Contraception for middle aged women.
Greenblatt RB
Prog Clin Biol Res 1982;112 Pt A:287-300. PMID: 6761701

Diagnosis

Mastodynia.
BeLieu RM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1994 Sep;21(3):461-77. PMID: 7816407
Management strategies for promoting successful breastfeeding.
Bear K, Tigges BB
Nurse Pract 1993 Jun;18(6):50, 53-4, 56-8 passim. doi: 10.1097/00006205-199306000-00011. PMID: 8341432

Therapy

Comparative Effectiveness of Olive Oil and Breast Milk on Nipple Soreness in Breastfeeding Mothers.
Lin CX, Lu YY
Breastfeed Med 2023 Oct;18(10):779-784. Epub 2023 Oct 5 doi: 10.1089/bfm.2023.0081. PMID: 37797219
Exploring women's perceptions of pain when breastfeeding using online forums.
Caes L, Abbott K, Currie S
Int Breastfeed J 2021 Oct 18;16(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s13006-021-00426-9. PMID: 34663383Free PMC Article
Mastodynia.
BeLieu RM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1994 Sep;21(3):461-77. PMID: 7816407
Contraception for middle aged women.
Greenblatt RB
Prog Clin Biol Res 1982;112 Pt A:287-300. PMID: 6761701
Oral contraception.
Dockery JL
J Fla Med Assoc 1977 Feb;64(2):92-5. PMID: 839194

Prognosis

Mastodynia.
BeLieu RM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1994 Sep;21(3):461-77. PMID: 7816407
Contraception for middle aged women.
Greenblatt RB
Prog Clin Biol Res 1982;112 Pt A:287-300. PMID: 6761701

Clinical prediction guides

Preliminary study of the effect of low-intensity focused ultrasound on postpartum uterine involution and breast pain in puerperal women: a randomised controlled trial.
Wei D, Yue J, Meng J, Gao J, Yang L, Niu X, Wang Z
Sci Rep 2024 Jan 5;14(1):658. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51328-9. PMID: 38182657Free PMC Article
Comparative Effectiveness of Olive Oil and Breast Milk on Nipple Soreness in Breastfeeding Mothers.
Lin CX, Lu YY
Breastfeed Med 2023 Oct;18(10):779-784. Epub 2023 Oct 5 doi: 10.1089/bfm.2023.0081. PMID: 37797219
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Adverse Reactions of Mirena Combined with Hysteroscopic Surgery When Treating AUB: Based on a Retrospective Cohort Study.
Yang Z, Shao L, Teng Y
Comput Math Methods Med 2022;2022:4082266. Epub 2022 Jun 11 doi: 10.1155/2022/4082266. PMID: 35726229Free PMC Article
Mastodynia.
BeLieu RM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1994 Sep;21(3):461-77. PMID: 7816407
Management strategies for promoting successful breastfeeding.
Bear K, Tigges BB
Nurse Pract 1993 Jun;18(6):50, 53-4, 56-8 passim. doi: 10.1097/00006205-199306000-00011. PMID: 8341432

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