Diseases of the mammary glands (mammology)

Fibrous mastopathy of mammary glands

Fibrous mastopathy of the mammary glands is a pathological condition in which there is an unnatural proliferation of the connective tissue of the glands with the dominance of the fibrous structure.

Discharge from the mammary glands

Allocations from the mammary glands - of different colors, consistency - are a fairly common reason for contacting a doctor-mammologist.

Treatment of breast cysts

Treatment of the breast cyst can be done with the help of both traditional (official) medicine and alternative medicine.

Quite often flat nipples and medical personnel, and mothers are considered a significant obstacle to breastfeeding. However, when properly applied, the child will grasp the mouth of a piece of breast tissue located under the areola, except for the nipple, creating a "nipple" in which the nipple occupies only a third.

Inadequate milk secretion: how to increase lactation?

Insufficient lactation is one of the main reasons for the transfer of the child to artificial feeding. Therefore, it is important that a medical worker correctly assess the lactation function of a woman and help her to establish a full lactation.

Lactational mastitis

Lactation mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland (mostly one-sided) during lactation in the postpartum period. It develops more often after 2-3 weeks. After childbirth.

Breast cyst

The mammary gland cyst can be a single pathological cavity, and multiple cysts can also form in the gland. In the mammary gland, both benign cysts and formations containing fatty or atypical cells are diagnosed.

Breaking of mammary glands

Breaking of the mammary glands occurs as a result of a painful overflow of the breast with milk. This happens when the child uses less milk than the mother's glands produce. That's why often mothers stop breastfeeding ahead of time.

Swelling of the breast

Such a pathology as a breast tumor has a very wide classification and is divided into benign and malignant. Benign tumor is characterized by slow growth and lack of penetration into nearby tissues. At the present time, it has not been fully investigated which tumors can degenerate into cancer.

Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia - one- or two-sided enlargement of the mammary glands in men. There is no precise data on the prevalence of gynecomastia, but it is found quite often and is not a rare condition.

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