Fibrous-cystic mastopathy is a common disease of the breast, which, according to various estimates, affects between 50 and 90% of women during fertility. The reason for it are structural changes in breast tissue caused by hormonal changes in the body. According to the ANDI classification, these changes can be considered a variant of the norm if they are identified as a concomitant pathology, do not give the woman anxiety and do not affect the quality of life. However, if there is a risk of degeneration of tissue changes into malignant tissues, then, after a thorough diagnosis of fibrocystic mastopathy, optimal treatment is selected.
Depending on the degree of development and manifestation of mastopathy, three options are possible:
- if fibrocystic mastopathy is discovered by chance and does not entail any complaints and manifests itself as a moderate mastalgia tied to the menstrual cycle, the patient is examined for the exclusion of breast cancer and then regularly observed at the mammalogist. No special treatment is required in this case;
- for women with diffuse fibrocystic mastopathy, treatment begins with the appointment of a diet and the correction of cycles. This makes sense if the woman is young, healthy overall, who have moderate changes in breast tissue;
- If a woman has mastodynia already expressed, the palpation of the palpation of the compaction and periodic discharge from the nipples, then this condition is already considered a disease. Options for the development of the treatment scenario can be two - to treat directly the symptoms or to try to identify and eliminate the causes of the development of pathology.
Fibro-cystic mastopathy - how to treat?
There is no single medicine for fibrocystic mastopathy and the doctor selects the treatment algorithm from possible methods. Consider the main methods of treatment and drugs used in fibrocystic mastopathy.
1. Non-hormonal treatment
- diet. The relationship between the use of methylxanthines and the appearance of neoplasms in the chest has been reliably revealed. Thus, it is recommended to restrict or completely exclude from the diet of a woman products containing such substances as coffee, chocolate, cocoa, cola. In addition, it is necessary to adjust the diet in the direction of increased consumption of fiber and liquid - at least 1.5-2 liters per day;
- choosing the right linen. Often an incorrectly selected bra or a complete refusal of it leads to overload of ligaments and deformation of the breast tissue. In this case, after the beginning of wearing comfortable clothes of the appropriate size, complete disappearance of the symptoms of mastalgia is possible;
- vitamins;
- diuretics;
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- medicines that improve blood circulation;
- soothing.
2. Hormone therapy
Studies have shown that about 50 different types of hormonal disorders can cause mastopathy. Thus, the choice of drugs for their correction is quite large and is constantly expanding as the pharmaceutical industry develops. Currently, the following groups of funds are used:
- antiestrogens;
- oral contraceptives;
- gestagens;
- inhibitors of prolactin secretion.
Treatment of fibrocystic mastopathy with herbs
Phytotherapy in the treatment of mastopathy is usually carried out in parallel with other methods for a long course of 2 months. To do this, use decoctions of various complex herbal remedies that can be purchased at pharmacies. They usually include: sabelnik, sporish, calendula, chamomile, dog rose and many other components.