Accompanying symptoms
Pain or strong pulling in the chest can be accompanied by a variety of other complaints, so-called accompanying symptoms. Since the causes of strong pulling in the chest can be so diverse, the accompanying symptoms in particular can help to determine the actual cause. When pulling in the breast, which is related to the menstrual cycle, premenstrual complaints can usually be observed at the same time.
Affected women typically suffer from mild to moderate abdominal pain, fatigue, mood swings and/or circulatory problems in addition to breast tenderness. Even if the pulling in the breast indicates an existing pregnancy, additional complaints can usually be observed. The most common early signs of an existing pregnancy include fatigue (or fatigue), circulatory problems, abdominal pulling, mood swings, nausea and/or vomiting.
However, the typical accompanying symptoms, which indicate a hormonal genesis of the breast complaints, are quite unspecific. Hormonal fluctuations of different kinds can cause very similar or even the same complaints under certain circumstances. For this reason, the absence of menstruation and a positive pregnancy test are considered the clearest indications of pregnancy.
In addition, the cycle-dependent hormone fluctuations can lead to the occurrence of so-called “fibrocystic mastopathy“. Young women in particular react to excessively pronounced hormone fluctuations with the increased formation of connective tissue in the breast and the dilation of the mammary gland ducts. With this change, palpable lumps and/or coarse-grained hardening of the breast tissue occur in addition to pulling in the affected breast.
The palpable breast changes do not behave consistently in the presence of mastopathy. In the course of the cycle, the size of the nodules may decrease or increase. In addition, subtle fluid secretion from the nipple is one of the typical accompanying symptoms of fibrocystic mastopathy.
In a classic milk congestion, the pulling in the breast is typically accompanied by pain and local hardening. The development of milk dust can be observed mainly within the first weeks after birth. In addition to the hormone-induced changes in the mammary glands, mastitis is one of the most common causes for the occurrence of severe pulling in the breast. In addition to pulling, the affected women usually suffer from fever, severe pain, redness and swelling in the breast area. In addition, the affected breast usually appears significantly overheated in a side comparison.
