Fibroglandular Densities Of The Breast Is This Something That You Can Get If You Take Hormone Replac

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Originally asked by Community Member cindy kesisyan

Fibroglandular Densities Of The Breast Is This Something That You Can Get If You Take Hormone Replac

what are syptoms of fibroglandular densities of the breast

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“Dense breasts” is what you’re describing: breasts that have more fibroglandular tissue than fat. The result is that your risk of breast cancer is VERY slightly increased; and it’s more difficult for a mammogram to pick up any abnormalities, and thus women with dense breasts are sometimes diagnosed at a later stage of breast cancer than women with less-dense breasts. In addition, since dense breasts tend to feel lumpy, it’s more difficult to do a breast self-exam.

Many younger women have dense breasts; and by the way, it’s a clinical condition, one whose terms are defined and identified, usually by a radiologist. Dense breasts aren’t something you say you have, just because your breasts are small. I don’t believe they’re “caused” by HRT or anything else; you have dense breasts, or you don’t; just like you’re tall, or short.

Hope this helps - PJH

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Answered by: PJ Hamel