Breast pain can be cyclical, and related to the menstrual cycle, or noncyclical. The significant beneficial effect of bromocriptine on mastalgia in women with fibrocystic disease of the breast in this controlled study accords with the findings in. Mastalgia is the medical term used to describe breast pain. This type of breast pain is not related to periods and is most common in women aged over 40. Breast pain can be present all the time, or come and go in a random way. Mastalgia is the commonest breast symptom presenting to general practitioners and breast surgeons alike. To make a full assessment of the cause, all patients require a full history, examination. The pain may be in just one breast and may be localised to one area in a breast. Sometimes the pain is felt all over one or both breasts. However, diffuse bilateral pain is very common in women without breast abnormalities. Or it may come from somewhere else, such as nearby muscles or joints, and may be felt in the breast.
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