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Women who have painful and lumpy breasts are most likely suffering from fibrocystic breast diseas e. It's been argued that it should be called a breast condition as almost 70% of women will have breast changes consistent with this diagnosis by the time they are in their 40s. The cause is not really known, but we do know that you are about 50% less likely to get FCBD if you have use birth control pills. Women know there are certain times of the month their breasts feel more painful, and seem to be more tender to the touch, and even physically larger. So it is no surprise to learn that on a microscopic level breasts do change during a cycle. During the menstrual cycle the breasts actually cycle, in sync with what the hormones of the ovaries are doing. So that in the early part of the cycle, the estrogen dominant part of the cycle, there is growth of the breast cells. And this is why after the menstrual cycle the breasts are less painful as the estrogen levels are the lowest, and d...

When making a contraceptive choice everyone has a set of important factors. Women will come in and say: I want the choice that is least likely to make me have periods, or they will say I want the choice that is least likely to make me gain weight or be moody, others will talk about how soon they want to minimize risks of ovarian cancer. And realistically, the choice of best contraceptive method is individual, and is best made with the help of your gyno. Among the most important of questions and  most common questions we face is whether the breast will be effected. The risk of breast cancer often is talked about but other breast effects from all the hormonal methods: such as the production of breast pain, the treatment of breast pain, the size effect on your breast of the hormones, the production of breast discharge or milk, the effects on FCBC and effects on breast sensitivity and nipple sensitivity, skin color changes, are also important potential effects of contraceptives. All h...