RESULTS Reassurance plus bra-fitting advice provides relief for most women .
There is some benefit in reducing dietary coffee and fat intake .
Dopamine agonists are useful , but less effective than endocrine treatments such as Danazol or Tamoxifen .
Of the Selective Oestrogen Receptor Modulator drugs , Ormeloxifene appears most effective , but is not licenced in the United Kingdom .
Relaxation therapy , acupuncture and kinesiology may be useful but currently lack good evidence of effectiveness .
Subsequent drug therapy should be balanced against its side-effects ; topical NSAIDs and Ormeloxifene show greatest benefit with least side-effects .
INTRODUCTION Idiopathic mastalgia ( benign breast pain of unknown origin ) is often poorly managed because of its subjective nature and unclear aetiology .
Mastalgia is a reason for up to 50 % of breast outpatient referrals .
Existing systematic review s discuss date d treatment options that provide limited symptomatic relief .
The effect of psychoeducation on anxiety and pain in patients with mastalgia
Abstract Background : Mastalgia is a debilitating disorder , which has serious effects on one 's daily life and causes significant medical costs . Aim : Mastalgia patients determine the overall approach and improve the quality of life of patients . Methods : In this study , the outcomes of psychoeducation on anxiety and pain in a group of patients with mastalgia without an organic etiology have been investigated . 88 patients were included in this study . The socio-demographic data form , the Symptom Checklist 90 ( SCL-90 ) , the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 ( TAS-20 ) , the Hamilton Anxiety Scorer ( HAM-A ) , the State – Trait Anxiety Inventory ( STAI-I , STAI-2 ) and the Visual Analogue Scale ( VAS ) were all applied to the patients . 64 r and omly selected patients ( Group 1 ) were given psychoeducation while the remaining 24 ( Group 2 ) were not . All patients were called back after 1 month for repeats of the HAM-A , STAI-I , STAI-2 and VAS tests . Results : The results of this study demonstrated that psychoeducation has positive impacts on the perception of pain besides stationary , contemporary and total anxiety scores . Conclusions : It is concluded that the administration of psychoeducation is a good choice in the degradation of anxiety symptoms and pain
RESULTS Reassurance plus bra-fitting advice provides relief for most women .
There is some benefit in reducing dietary coffee and fat intake .
Dopamine agonists are useful , but less effective than endocrine treatments such as Danazol or Tamoxifen .
Of the Selective Oestrogen Receptor Modulator drugs , Ormeloxifene appears most effective , but is not licenced in the United Kingdom .
Relaxation therapy , acupuncture and kinesiology may be useful but currently lack good evidence of effectiveness .
Subsequent drug therapy should be balanced against its side-effects ; topical NSAIDs and Ormeloxifene show greatest benefit with least side-effects .
INTRODUCTION Idiopathic mastalgia ( benign breast pain of unknown origin ) is often poorly managed because of its subjective nature and unclear aetiology .
Mastalgia is a reason for up to 50 % of breast outpatient referrals .
Existing systematic review s discuss date d treatment options that provide limited symptomatic relief .