And then it got where it was almost all the time, Kilgore said. Most breast pain is related to the way breast tissue reacts to the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. Seldom is it related to breast cancer. But more commonly we see pain with benign conditions. It s a very complex arrangement of hormonal and dietary things that cause breast pain.
Caffeine is one of the biggest overall culprits as far as breast pain is concerned.
Besides caffeine, birth control pills can cause breast pain. So can hormone therapy during and after menopause. And sometimes the pain is due from an enlarging cyst. To find your own solutions to breast pain, work with your physician. Women should not ignore breast pain, but they shouldn t panic either.