Most of the nipple swelling and pain before menstruation is a normal phenomenon, but also consider with breast hyperplasia, mastitis and so on.
1. Normal phenomenon: Before the onset of menstruation, some women may experience nipple swelling and pain due to changes in hormone levels in the body. It is mostly relieved after the onset or end of menstruation and does not require special treatment.
2. Breast Hyperplasia: It is mainly related to endocrine dysfunction, such as imbalance of estrogen and progesterone ratio, elevated prolactin and so on. The main symptoms of patients include breast pain, breast lumps, etc., which can also be manifested as swelling and pain when the nipple is touched before menstruation.
3. Mastitis: the disease is mainly related to infection, breast trauma and other factors, the patient’s typical symptoms are breast redness, swelling, skin temperature rise, breast pain. If you suffer from mastitis before menstruation, your nipples will be swollen and painful when you touch them.
In addition, breast trauma, cardiothoracic diseases, herpes zoster, breast cancer and other diseases may also appear similar clinical manifestations, it is recommended that the nipple before menstruation will be swollen and painful when touched to the doctor for examination, if due to disease, can be treated in accordance with the doctor’s instructions. If it is a normal phenomenon, the pain can be relieved by localized hot compresses, appropriate massage and other ways.