How to conduct breast self-examination?

Breast mainly by the glands, ducts, adipose tissue and fibrous tissue, etc., and its internal structure is like an upside-growth trees. Among them, breast development greatly influenced by the female hormone, and different ages of different sex hormone fluctuations occur, resulting in corresponding changes in their breasts. In addition, the breast lesions also occur due to various reasons and therefore recommends that women over 20 years of age should learn breast self-examination, the breast self-examination as a routine part of breast care, and adhere to a regular once a month.

Time: menstruation after 4-7 days;

Location: bathroom or room (proposed state of the environment alone, the quiet, relaxed);

Reasons: because this time of the breast tissue by the minimal impact of various endocrine hormones, breast glands are relatively soft, the check will not be affected by the situation to the physiological breast tissue caused by cyclical factors, congestion, swelling and other interference , be able to compare the true and accurate reflection of breast tissues.

Warm Tip: Due to the menstrual cycle phase of the gland is not the same time, organizations can have more different, therefore, women should remain at the same time each month into the breast self-examination in order to check the results more meaningful reference to
Self-examination steps:

Step One:

The face of the mirror, hands akimbo, observe pairs of breast shape, contour whether an exception.





Step Two: raised his arms to observe pairs of breast shape, skin, nipples, whether contour abnormalities.





Step three: the left hand touch the top of the right breast for lumps.

Step four: left hand touching the inside of the right breast for lumps.

Step five: the left hand touch the bottom of the right breast for lumps.

Step six: the left hand touch the outside of the right breast for lumps.





Step seven: supine lying down, shoulders slightly booster, raised right arm, left hand touching the right armpit, breast lumps caudate lobe.

Step eight: supine lying down, shoulders slightly boosted, and raised left arm, right hand touching the left armpit, breast lumps caudate lobe.





Note: left internal mammary check conversion right hand, methods and steps as above.

Routine monthly breast self-examination, if found to have abnormal breast lumps, nipple there is discharge of non-lactation period, axillary lymph nodes, and upper extremity edema and other abnormal symptoms, you should promptly go to a proper hospital for further detailed inspection.