Brief overview Causes: A distinction is made between cycle-dependent and cycle-independent causes (premenstrual syndrome, pregnancy, menopause, cysts, inflammation of the mammary glands, etc.). Symptoms: Unilateral or bilateral pain in the breast, feelings of tension and swelling, painful nipples When to see a doctor? E.g. when breast pain occurs for the first time, when the symptoms … Chest Pain (Mammary Gland): Description, Causes
Definition Mastitis puerperalis is an inflammation of the female breast caused by bacteria and occurs during breastfeeding after pregnancy. “Mastitis” is Latin and means translated “inflammation of the mammary gland”, whereas “Puerpera” means “puerperal bed”. The inflammation can be stronger or weaker, depending on the pathogen that causes it and the accompanying factors. Thus, the … Mastitis puerperalis
Diagnosis The diagnosis can be easily made by a doctor. A questioning of the exact symptoms with a short physical examination by palpation of the breast and the lymph nodes gives the decisive indications for the suspected diagnosis of mastitis puerperalis. Subsequently, the breast can be checked in a short ultrasound examination. Here the inflamed … Diagnosis | Mastitis puerperalis
Treatment In most cases, mastitis can be successfully treated with simple means. For safety reasons, the diagnosis should be made by a doctor. Afterwards, in-house remedies can often already treat the mastitis in a targeted manner. Important measures are to continue to breastfeed for the time being in the case of mild mastitis, to cool … Treatment | Mastitis puerperalis
Duration The duration of the disease depends strongly on the stage of the inflammation and the accompanying symptoms. A mild milk stasis with initial inflammation can often be cured within a few days by a few measures. Even moderately severe inflammation of the breast can heal within a few days to weeks once the causes … Duration | Mastitis puerperalis
Nipple inflammation or mastitis is characterized by reddened and painful nipples and swelling of the breast. Depending on the severity of the infection, simple measures and rest are sometimes sufficient to bring about rapid improvement. However, if the nipple infection is advanced, treatment with antibiotics or even surgery may be advised. What is nipple inflammation? … Nipple Inflammation: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Prolactin (PRL) is a hormone produced in the lactotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. It is especially important during the period of pregnancy and during breastfeeding. Several diseases may be related to prolactin. What is prolactin? Schematic diagram showing the anatomy and structure of the endocrine (hormone) system. Click to enlarge. Prolactin, or lactotropic … Prolactin: Function & Diseases
Introduction The male breast (Mamma masculina) is in principle designed in the same way as the female breast. In contrast to the female form, the male breast is not considered a secondary sexual characteristic. Structure of the male breast Due to a lack of hormonal processes, however, the male breast does not develop further, but … The male breast
Why do men have nipples? The male mammary glands are located underneath the nipples and are inferior to the female mammary glands in size and number, which can be explained by the hormonal equipment of the man. It is only through female hormones such as estrogen that the breast gland tissue is stimulated to grow. … Why do men have nipples? | The male breast
Chest pain Breast pain in men is often caused by swelling of the breast. Technically, this is also referred to as gynecomastia. However, this does not always have to be accompanied by pain or feelings of tension. A distinction is made between a natural and a pathological form of gynecomastia. The so-called “man’s breast” is … Chest pain | The male breast
By excretion, physicians mean the release of certain metabolic products into the environment. Without excretion, the balance in metabolism would be disturbed and poisoning by metabolic products such as ammonia could occur. Disturbed excretion is present, for example, in the group of storage diseases. What is excretion? Excretion is the excretion of unwanted or unusable … Excretion: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Synonyms in a broader sense mammary gland, mamma, mastos, mastodynia, mastopathy, mamma – carcinoma, breast cancer English: female breast, mamma Anatomy of the nipple The nipple (mamilla, nipple) is a circular structure in the middle of the breast region, which is more pigmented, i.e. darker than the surrounding skin. It consists of the actual nipple, … Nipple
