I've been taking birth control pills for
about 5 months now. I've never missed a
pill so I doubt I'm preg. I had thought
its because I went crazy and bought some
new bras so they were just bothering me
but now I'm not so sure.
It just recently started happening last
month. Is this going to go away or is this
just a nasty and never ending side effect
to my birth control?
Sore breasts could be a side effect from
birth control pills but you have to visit
your gynecologist for breast examination
in order to exclude some breast disorder
like tumor, fibro-cystic dysplasia,
infection or else.
Have you ever made self-examination of the
breasts?
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Maddie34
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Posted: 04-14-08 12:33pm
Yeah, I have given self examinations. I
was told to feel for something that feels
like a marble but I've never felt anything
like that before.
Sometimes it feel like it hurts more on
the lower side of my right breast but its
the rib and not the breast at all-- I
always just figure it was my underwire of
my bra causing problems. I suppose I'll
have to go back in.
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 04-14-08 13:06pm
It is most likely the birth control.
Especially when the hormones are highest
(the week before the placebo pill of its a
"tri" birth control pill), your breasts
will be the most sore.
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Ingi
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Posted: 04-14-08 13:20pm
Do you drink a lot of caffiene? That can
cause breast pain during your hormonal
times.
My doctor told me this when I was having
breast pain before my period. He said
breast cancer is rarely ever diagnosed
from pain. Especially monthly pain.
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Maddie34
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Posted: 04-14-08 14:00pm
Well I just got off my period about a week
ago I'm on my second week of pills
starting yesterday which is why I'm a
little annoyed that I still have sore
breasts.
I do however drink a disgusting amount of
caffine. Swimming is over so I haven't
really felt uh.. motivated to have healthy
eating habbits. I really should know
better and I guess if poor eating habbits
is causing my sore breasts then thats
really all the motivation i need to start
being healthy again.
I'm on Apri by the way.
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Ingi
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Posted: 04-14-08 14:31pm
I was on Apri too. I cannot take hormonal
birth control, so I had to quit for other
reasons. But I found if I cut out the
caffiene, the pain was a lot better.
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audge02
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my boobs have become huge Posted: 04-14-08 19:05pm
Ive been on three different kinds of birth
control in the past two and a half years.
With each one my breasts have increased in
size and are very soar. Ive gone from a c
cup to a double d, and my body looks
totally different because of it. Im
starting on lutera this month hoping for
different results. Is there any chance I
will find the results i want with this
pill or is my body just not the pill
taking type. Also will i ever see my c
cups again or has birth control doomed me
to a life of breasts too big for my body.
Any info or personal experiences would
help in my quest for contraceptive
satisfaction.
Sore breasts (mastodinia) is enough reason
to visit your GP or gynecologist for
breast examination (inspection and
palpation). Ultrasound scan of the breasts
can be also done. Organic reason for the
breast pain have to be excluded. If
everything is OK birth control pills could
be the possible cause.
