Breast Cysts can be very painful at times. Breast cysts can be easily detected while doing self-breast examination. Breast cysts are squishy and smooth. Women who are in perimenopausal stage are likely to suffer from breast cysts. Breast cysts are common in women who are in 40 to 60 age group. Brest cysts are nothing but fluid filled sacs that are within the breast.

These sacs are formed when there is enlargement in milk producing glands. Cause of enlargement is not known exactly but is related to imbalance between absorption of fluid and normal production. Breasts cysts can be solitary. Their size may vary from microscopic lumps to a table tennis balls. They are commonly felt as lumps. Through mammograms you can see breast cysts as abnormal shadows.

Breast ultrasound examination is then performed. Breast ultrasound examination is the most accurate and sensitive method for diagnosis and identification of breast cysts. Modern ultrasound equipment has a very high accuracy rate and hence is frequently used to detect breast cysts. It is very rare that breast cysts detected by ultrasound examination lead to breast cancer. This risk is minimal.

“Lumpy breasts” is a term that is frequently used to describe breast that are suffering from cysts.  Women suffering from this condition feel tenderness and cyclical pain. These represent cyclical fluctuations in hormone levels and are described as benign condition.

You should taken proper care if you are suffering from this condition. Before you take any medicines to control breast cysts, consultation with the doctor is a must. See to it that you are wearing a firm bra. It will give you immediate relief from severe breast pain. Avoid chocolate and caffeine. You should eliminate excessive fat from your daily diet. You should also limit your daily salt intake. For combating pain you should take pain relievers or analgesics. By increasing doses of vitamin one can get some relief from breast cysts.