WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2002: Re: Tender Breasts

Re: Tender Breasts

From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:48:24 -0500 (CDT)

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>From my experience, either can cause sore breasts. When I had regular
cycles, the sore breasts would come after I ovulated- so that would be progesterone. Now that I am perimenopausal, I have had extreme breast soreness before I ovulated, so that would be higher levels of estrogen.

I also wonder if evening primrose oil could cause breast tenderness since it is estrogenic. Maybe it is one of those things that is works for some women and not for others? I have never tried it myself because of my endo. BTW, I take 400 mg of Vit E and it doesn't do a thing to help with sore breasts for me. I don't do the caffine thing, so I know that isn't an issue.

Best wishes, D.N.

At Tue, 16 Apr 2002, anon wrote: >
>Is it progestin or estrogen which causes the breasts to become painful
>and enlarged? I've always wondered about this. If anyone knows the
>answer, would you please be so kind as to share it with us? I often hear
>the suggestion of taking vit. e and evening primrose oil to combat
>enlarged painful breasts in the cycle, but I thought that vit. e and
>evening primrose oil are estrogenic? So does that mean that the painful
>enlarged breasts are caused by an increase in progestins (and that by
>thus increasing the estrogen, one is lessening the progestin effect thus
>easing the swelling of the breast)?
>

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