Breast Self Exam
Healthy Changes Through Life: Doing a monthly breast self exam is the best way to stay familiar with the
cyclical changes in your breasts. You will get to know the territory better than your health care team, and will
spot changes easily. Having an annual clinical exam helps document your breast health, so keep a regular
appointment set up for that! Between puberty and menopause, your breasts will go through many changes,
which are affected by hormones, diet, and exercise. Most of these changes are natural and healthy!
Teen Years (Puberty): In the teen years, with the start of your monthly cycle, your body enters the maturing
process, and you gain curves and may notice skin changes (such as acne) and even hair may change color
or texture. Breast tissue is developing during this time too, and may be dense and firm to begin with,
especially if you are small-breasted.Family Resemblance: At this stage, it’s not too early to know your family
health history, so ask your female relatives (mother, aunts, grandmother) if they had any fibrocystic problems
with their breasts, or any regular cysts. If so, it’s likely that you may experience those too. Not to worry – cysts
are benign – but you want to know where they are, and if they come and go, so they can be distinguished
from other features in your breasts.'
More Curves and Kids (Childbearing Years): After your body is prepared for motherhood, if you conceive and
bear children, and also if you breastfeed the children, that will bring on more changes in your breasts, as well
as in the rest of your body. Breasts may become larger and more tender during pregnancy, and may need
more support. Don’t neglect your BSE during this time, stay familiar with the changes. Remember that
pregnancy and breastfeeding will help combine to lower your risk of breast cancer.
Maturity (Menopause): Menopause also brings changes in your breasts, as your estrogen and progesterone
levels drop, your breast tissue may become less firm and may drape differently than during your teen and
child-bearing years. Keep up with your breast self exams in these years too, so that the normal changes are
familiar to you. Less dense breast tissue will seem to have more lumps and bumps, but remember that 90% of
breast lumps are benign.
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Healthy Changes Through Life: Doing a monthly breast self exam is the best way to stay familiar with the
cyclical changes in your breasts. You will get to know the territory better than your health care team, and will
spot changes easily. Having an annual clinical exam helps document your breast health, so keep a regular
appointment set up for that! Between puberty and menopause, your breasts will go through many changes,
which are affected by hormones, diet, and exercise. Most of these changes are natural and healthy!
Teen Years (Puberty): In the teen years, with the start of your monthly cycle, your body enters the maturing
process, and you gain curves and may notice skin changes (such as acne) and even hair may change color
or texture. Breast tissue is developing during this time too, and may be dense and firm to begin with,
especially if you are small-breasted.Family Resemblance: At this stage, it’s not too early to know your family
health history, so ask your female relatives (mother, aunts, grandmother) if they had any fibrocystic problems
with their breasts, or any regular cysts. If so, it’s likely that you may experience those too. Not to worry – cysts
are benign – but you want to know where they are, and if they come and go, so they can be distinguished
from other features in your breasts.'
More Curves and Kids (Childbearing Years): After your body is prepared for motherhood, if you conceive and
bear children, and also if you breastfeed the children, that will bring on more changes in your breasts, as well
as in the rest of your body. Breasts may become larger and more tender during pregnancy, and may need
more support. Don’t neglect your BSE during this time, stay familiar with the changes. Remember that
pregnancy and breastfeeding will help combine to lower your risk of breast cancer.
Maturity (Menopause): Menopause also brings changes in your breasts, as your estrogen and progesterone
levels drop, your breast tissue may become less firm and may drape differently than during your teen and
child-bearing years. Keep up with your breast self exams in these years too, so that the normal changes are
familiar to you. Less dense breast tissue will seem to have more lumps and bumps, but remember that 90% of
breast lumps are benign.
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