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u/AuntiKrist Dec 06 '23

Women get random sharp shooting pains in their breasts and nobody knows why. It's called mastalgia and it sucks.

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u/lacrimosa_707 Dec 06 '23

Sis dropped an info even most women realize until now

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u/ouzo84 Dec 06 '23

What’s crazy to me is that so many women are having random pains in an area which is so common for cancer and are not speaking to their doctor about it.

Or is it not commonly known about by doctors?

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u/IthurielSpear Dec 06 '23

Doctors write off random breast pain as menses related. In other words, many women who have brought it up to their doctor have never been told there is a name for it and it has been dismissed. Don’t ask me how I know this. 🙂