Diseases of the mammary glands (mammology)

Fibrous mastopathy of the mammary glands

Fibrous mastopathy of the mammary glands is a pathological condition in which there is an unnatural proliferation of connective tissue of the glands with a predominance of fibrous structure.

Mammary gland discharge

Discharge from the mammary glands – of various colors and consistencies – is a fairly common reason for visiting a mammologist.

Breast cyst treatment

Treatment of breast cysts can be carried out using both traditional (official) medicine and folk medicine.

Quite often, both medical personnel and mothers consider flat nipples a significant obstacle to breastfeeding. However, when properly attached, the baby will capture with his mouth, in addition to the nipple, part of the mammary gland tissue located under the areola, creating a "pacifier" in which the nipple takes up only a third.

Insufficient milk secretion: how to increase lactation?

Insufficient lactation is one of the main reasons for transferring a child to artificial feeding. Therefore, it is important for a health worker to be able to correctly assess a woman's lactation function and help her establish full lactation.

Lactational mastitis

Lactation mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland (mostly one-sided) during lactation in the postpartum period. It most often develops 2-3 weeks after birth.

A breast cyst

A breast cyst can be a single pathological cavity, or multiple cysts can form in the gland. Both benign cysts and formations containing fat or atypical cells are diagnosed in the mammary gland.

Breast engorgement

Engorgement of the mammary glands occurs as a result of painful overfilling of the breasts with milk. This happens when the baby consumes less milk than the mother's glands produce. This is why mothers often stop breastfeeding prematurely.

A breast tumor

Such pathology as breast tumor has a very broad classification and is divided into benign and malignant. A benign tumor is characterized by slow growth and lack of penetration into nearby tissues. At present, it has not been fully studied which tumors can degenerate into cancer.

Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia is a unilateral or bilateral enlargement of the mammary glands in men. There is no exact data on the prevalence of gynecomastia, but it is quite common and is not a rare condition.