Itchy breasts during pregnancy may be caused by physiological factors such as changes in hormone levels, but it may also be caused by intrahepatic cholestasis during pregnancy and chronic eczema.
1. Physiological factors: estrogen, progesterone and other levels will increase during pregnancy, may stimulate the breast to cause nipple enlargement, hormonal stimulation may also cause chest itching phenomenon.
2. Intrahepatic cholestasis in pregnancy: a complication unique to mid- and late-pregnancy, clinical manifestations are mainly itchy skin, biochemical testing of serum total bile acids are elevated, which may cause itchy breasts in pregnancy.
3. Chronic eczema: it occurs in the hands, feet, calves, elbows, femurs, breasts, etc., and consciously have obvious itching, often paroxysmal, which may cause the phenomenon of pregnancy chest itching.
Caused by pregnancy chest itch may have other reasons, if the symptoms do not get better, it is recommended to timely medical examination, identify the causes of standardized treatment.