How common is breast pain?
Breast pain is common. It tends to affect women aged 30 to 50.
About 7 in 10 women get breast pain at some point in their life.1 2 In one study of American women, most women who saw a doctor because of a problem with their breasts, did so because they were painful.3
Sources for the information on this page:
- Gately CA, Mansel RE. Management of the painful and nodular breast. British Medical Bulletin. 1991; 47: 284-294. 1834299
- Ader DN, Shriver CD. Cyclical mastalgia: prevalence and impact in an outpatient breast clinic sample. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1997; 185: 466-470. 9358091
- Barton MB, Elmore JG, Fletcher SW. Breast symptoms among women enrolled in a health maintenance organization: frequency, evaluation and outcome. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1999; 130: 651-657. 10215561
This information was last updated in Feb 07, 2008
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