Prevalence Of Cyclic Mastalgia In Young College Going Girls

Abstract

Background: Cyclic mastalgia is defined as breast pain before the onset of the menstruation and subsides with the onset of the menstrual cycle .The symptoms of cyclic mastalgia can range from mild, moderate to severe and are experienced few days before the menstrual cycle. The pain can be experienced either unilaterally or bilaterally and is mostly associated with tenderness. Cyclic mastalgia is a common problem that can be severe to interfere with usual activities. The growing evidence of cyclic mastalgia is more than 50% in women of reproductive age. Clinical follow up studies have reported varied risk ratios of benign breast diseases developing into breast cancer Objective The purpose of this study was to find the prevalence of cyclic mastalgia in young collage going girls with usage of following tools: intensity assessment, tenderness grading and sf 12 questionnaire for quality of life Methods 51 girls were recruited for the study based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The outcome measures used were numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) to determine the intensity of the breast pain and after assessment score was recorded. Breasts were assessed for tenderness and graded accordingly. The participants were explained about the grades in their local language and in terms like mild, moderate, severe according to grade specification .SF12 questionnaire was administered to the participants, and results were recorded accordingly. Results The result suggested that majority of women (57%) experienced cyclic mastalgia. Out of these, 60.7% girls presented with mild breast pain and 17.6% and 21.5% girls had moderate to severe mastalgia respectively. BMI and Tenderness were found significantly correlated with each other (P = 0.001) Conclusion The present cross-sectional study concluded that prevalence of cyclic mastalgia was 57% .BMI and waist hip ratio were found positively correlated (P = 0.001 and P = 0.001) with tenderness.