The Condition"...However, recent research has offered new hope because it has shown a strong connection between the wearing of bras and benign fibrocystic lumps, cysts and pain..." Recommendation Change In Clothing Habits"Sydney Singer and Soma Grismaijer (authors of Dressed to Kill, Avery Press, 1995) suggest that some 80% of bra-wearers who experience lumps, cysts or tenderness will see those symptoms vanish, "within a month of getting rid of the bra..."
Relationship to EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Requirement"...Treatment with essential fatty acids may help to normalize this..."
The Condition"...As with vitamin E, the effectiveness of vitamin B6 remains unclear..." Recommendation Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)"Some, but not all, studies find that B6 reduces symptoms..."
the most common cause of breast lumps
The Condition"...Vitex stimulates the pituitary gland to produce more luteinizing hormone, and this leads to a greater production of progesterone..."
Benign breast changes characterized by bilateral, cyclic breast pain and breast nodularities that may be unilateral or bilateral, and often in the upper outer quadrants of the breasts.
The Condition"...One group of researchers have reported that EPO normalizes blood levels of fatty acids in women with fibrocystic disease..." Relationship to EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Requirement" Fatty acid profiles may be abnormal in women with fibrocystic breast disease..." Recommendation Evening Primrose Oil"...One group of researchers have reported that EPO normalizes blood levels of fatty acids in women with fibrocystic disease..."
The Condition"...Some doctors of natural medicine use iodine for fibrocystic symptoms, either orally or intravaginally..." Recommendation Iodine"Some doctors of natural medicine use iodine for fibrocystic symptoms..."
the presence of one or more cysts in a breast
The Condition"...Nutritional supplements that may be helpful: Several studies report that 200-600 IU of vitamin E per day, taken for several months, reduces symptoms..." Recommendation Vitamin E"Several studies report that 200-600 IU of vitamin E per day, taken for several months, reduces symptoms..."
A benign condition of the breast characterized by lumps that vary with the menstrual cycle.
Pronunciation: (FY-broh-SISS-tik brest dih-ZEEZ ) Also called benign breast disease, fibrocystic breast changes, and mammary dysplasia. A common condition marked by benign (noncancerous) changes in breast tissue. These changes may include irregular lumps or cysts, breast discomfort, sensitive nipples, and itching. These symptoms may change throughout the menstrual cycle and usually stop after menopause.
A thickening of glandular tissue in the structure of the breast
condition where the breast consists of more than fibrous tissue. This fibrous tissue is a cyst like structure that is not due to tumor development.
A common condition marked by benign (noncancerous) changes in breast tissue. These changes may include irregular lumps or cysts, breast discomfort, sensitive nipples, and itching. These symptoms may change throughout the menstrual cycle and usually stop after menopause. Also called benign breast disease, fibrocystic breast changes, and mammary dysplasia.
The Condition"...Their theory is that bras can bind and constrict the lymphatic circulation..."
The Condition"...Both breasts become tender or painful and lumpy, and the symptoms vary at different times in the menstrual cycle..."
The Condition"... Vitex has been shown to help re-establish normal balance of estrogen and progesterone during a woman's menstrual cycle..."
The Condition"...The link between fat and symptoms appears to be most strongly related to saturated fat..." Recommendation Low/Decreased Fat Diet"...The link between fat and symptoms appears to be most strongly related to saturated fat..."
(Also called fibroid breasts or generalized breast lumpiness.) - non-cancerous irregularities and lumpiness in the breast tissue.