Breast lumps are common\u2014affecting 8 out of 10 women\u2014and fortunately most are not cancerous. Depending upon where in your menstrual cycle you are, you will probably detect some lumps. Chances are if you feel a breast lump just prior to your period, it will disappear by your period\u2019s end.<\/p>\n
During the premenstrual time, hormones can cause an increase in the nodularity of breast tissue\u2014simply meaning a greater tendency for small lumps and nodules. This nodularity tends to create benign cysts, the kind that ultimately go away. However, if you have a persistent breast lump, it is important to have your doctor examine you in order to determine if testing, such as breast ultrasound, is necessary.<\/p>\n
In the instance of breast lumps (as with other things) size does not matter\u2014big or small, a breast lump that does not go away should be properly evaluated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":528,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-621","womens-health-topic","type-womens-health-topic","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/womens-health-topic\/621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/womens-health-topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/womens-health-topic"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}