Fibrocystic Breast Disease/Chronic Cystic Mastitis/Mammary Dysplasia
Fibrocystic breasts are simply “lumpy” (and usually
painful) breasts. Lumpy breasts effect around 50% of menstruating
women at some stage in their life, most commonly between the ages of 30
and 50. The cystic breast lumps can range from a single lump through to
multiple lumps, and vary in size from the size of a pea to the size of a
golf
ball.
Painful,
lumpy breasts are usually caused by a female hormonal
imbalance. Breasts which become painful and lumpy in the
premenstrual period usually indicate an imbalance between estrogen and
progesterone, with relatively too much estrogen. There is also usually an excess of the female
hormone prolactin
Symptoms
*painful, lumpy breasts
*symptoms may be present only during the premenstrual
time
*symptoms may stay constant throughout the
month
Treatment
If you
have discovered a lump in your breast (painful or otherwise) it is
important to see your medical practitioner to rule out (the highly
unlikely) possibility of breast cancer.
Treatment usually involves a combination of dietary
change, exercise, herbal medicine and clinical nutrition supplementation,
along with Traditional Chinese
Acupuncture.
TCM
understands breast lumps (either benign or malignant) as a manifestation
of stuck or congealed qi and blood (the two energies influenced by
acupuncture). Over a long period of stagnation of energy, qi
gradually congeals into physical lumps. There are several energy imbalances which
contribute to breast lumps, but by far the most common imbalance is a
stagnation of the liver energy.
The
liver meridian is linked with the breasts through deep, internal energy
lines. The liver is charged with the “smooth flow” of
energy and emotion throughout the body. Liver qi stagnation is usually related to long
term stagnation and suppression of emotion, in particular anger and
frustration. Lack of exercise, and excessive alcohol
consumption also aggravate free flow of liver
energy.
Acupuncture treatment may initially involve twice
weekly sessions, decreasing to once a week, and then once a fortnight
until the condition is healed. Improvement can be seen in as little as two
weeks, or may take 4 to 6 weeks.
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