It is good to be a woman, but many women often feel breast swelling and pain. After summing up, there are six main types of breast swelling and pain for women. First, breast swelling and pain during adolescence usually occurs at the age of 9 – 13 years old, and the swelling and pain will disappear on its own after the early menstruation. Related to hormone levels. Second, premenstrual breast pain There are many women in the premenstrual period have breast swelling, hardness, pressure pain, heavy breasts by a slight shock or collision will be painful swelling. This is due to the increase in estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast enlargement, edema between the breast tissue caused. After the onset of menstruation, the above changes can disappear. Third, breast pain after sex This is related to the physiological changes in the breast during sex. Sexual indifference or sexual disharmony, because of the failure to achieve sexual satisfaction, breast engorgement, swelling is not easy to subside, or subside incomplete, persistent engorgement will make the breast swelling pain. Fourth, breast pain during pregnancy Some women in about 40 days of pregnancy, due to the placenta, villi secretion of estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, resulting in breast enlargement, and breast pain, the heavy can last throughout pregnancy. No treatment is needed. Fifth, postpartum breast pain 3 days – 7 days after childbirth often appear double breast swelling, hard pain. This is mainly due to lymphatic retention in the breast, venous filling and interstitial edema and breast duct irregularities. Sixth, breast pain after abortion When pregnancy is suddenly interrupted, the body’s hormone levels suddenly drop, so that the newly developed breasts suddenly stop growing, resulting in breast blocks and breast pain. Women do not have to worry about this, but for a long period of time the pain is not relieved, or even more and more serious, touching the breast has uneven, unclear edges, poor mobility lumps, you should promptly go to the hospital for examination and treatment.