Review, 2014
How is breast pain in PMS treated?
Breast tenderness (mastodynia) is a common cyclic symptom of PMS and more severe in PMDD. Treatment can focus on relieving symptoms or changing the menstrual cycle. Medications including SSRIs are used as pharmaceutical options.
What they did
A literature review describing different types of breast pain and tenderness (mastodynia), including cyclic, non-cyclic, and extra-mammary types. The review outlines typical clinical features, provides diagnostic algorithms and criteria, and discusses treatment approaches for breast pain in PMS and PMDD.
What they found
Cyclic mastodynia is the most common type and represents a clinical symptom of PMS and more severe PMDD. The review outlines different types of breast pain with their typical clinical features and describes diagnostic algorithms. Treatment alternatives include symptom-focused approaches and menstrual cycle alteration, with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) noted as pharmaceutical options.
What it means for you
Breast tenderness is a recognized symptom of PMS and PMDD. Multiple treatment options exist, allowing women and providers to choose approaches fitting their preferences and severity. However, this is a review of existing knowledge, not original research, so treatment effectiveness requires evaluation from primary studies.
About the study
- Original title
- [Mastodynia. Premenstrual syndrome]
- Authors
- Marinov B, Andreeva A, Pandurska A
- Journal
- Akusherstvo i ginekologiia
- Year
- 2014
- Study design
- Review
- What was tested
- None - literature review
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25993739/
Topics
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