Cyclical mastalgia: Prevalence and associated determinants in Hamadan City, Iran

Shobeiri, Fatemeh; Oshvandi, Khodayar; Nazari, Mansour

doi:10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.12.008

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“…The prevalence of breast pain is different between societies, but approximately 41–69% of women suffer from cyclic mastalgia. In 25–30% of patients, the breast pain lasts more than 5 days in a cycle [ 5 , 7 ]. Those women experiencing pain receive mammography 4–7 times more often than women without symptoms [ 1 ].…”

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The comparison of the effect of flaxseed oil and vitamin E on mastalgia and nodularity of breast fibrocystic: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Godazandeh

Ala

Motlaq

et al. 2021

J Pharm Health Care Sci

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Background Fibrocystic changes are a common benign condition in women aged 20–50. The medical intervention aims to stop fibrocystic disease progress and relieve the breast’s pain and tenderness. In the long-term, reversing the fibrocystic changes is also desirable. Methods In this randomized double-blind clinical trial, the effect of flaxseed oil on the severity of pain and breast nodularity was investigated against vitamin E. This study was conducted on 100 women with mastalgia. The intervention group received Flaxseed oil pearls and the control group received vitamin E pearl 200 IU twice a day for 2 months. The duration and severity of breast pain were evaluated by Cardiff chart and VAS (Visual Analogue Scale). The nodularity was assessed by Lucknow-Cardiff scale at baseline, then the first and second months of intervention. Results At baseline, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in characteristics. The breast pain improved in both groups during the first and second months of intervention (P-value within group< 0.001). However, the mean breast pain was not significantly different between the two groups at the end of the first and second month (P1= 0.54, P2= 0.73). Furthermore, the breast pain during four phases of the menstrual cycle showed no difference between vitamin E and flaxseed oil groups (menstruation phase= 0.76, follicular phase= 0.48, the first week of luteal phase= 0.86, the second week of luteal phase=0.30). The breast nodularity also decreased during the first and second months of intervention, yet no significant difference between the two groups was found (p= 0.9). Conclusions This study showed that flaxseed oil and vitamin E both could be effective in breast pain-relieving and decreasing nodularity with minimal side effects in contrast with the baseline. But there are no significant differences between these two agents. Larger scale prospective studies are needed to evaluate these effects in the long-term. Trial registration IRCT201612243014N18, Registration date: 2017-10-15.

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The comparison of the effect of flaxseed oil and vitamin E on mastalgia and nodularity of breast fibrocystic: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Godazandeh

Ala

Motlaq

et al. 2021

J Pharm Health Care Sci

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“…Nowadays, competency, particularly the clinical competency, as a concept, continues to stimulate the debate and discussion among practice disciplines and remains a key topic of interest in healthcare disciplines, such as nursing. [12] Because dynamic and uncertain nature of healthcare environment such as demographic changes of the population, increasing the technological advancements,[34] and increasing the prevalence of chronic illnesses and disabilities requires the competent professional nurse to manage the rapidly changing environment. [56]…”

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Explaining the inhibitory characteristics of clinical instructors in the process of developing clinical competence of nursing students: a qualitative study

Sadeghi

Oshvandi

Moradi

2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background: Different inhibitory factors may play a role in the process of developing the students’ clinical competence; among them, some of the characteristics of clinical instructors can be considered as the most important factors. Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the inhibitory characteristics of instructors in the process of developing clinical competence in nursing students. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using the conventional content analysis. Seventeen senior nursing students were selected by purposive sampling method. Individual semistructured interviews were used to collect data. After recording and implementing the interviews, the content analysis was used to extract the concepts. Results: According to participants’ experiences, the three themes, i.e. “autocracy,” “low clinical competence,” and “self-confidence weakness” were extracted as inhibitory features of clinical instructor in the process of developing the clinical competence of nursing students. Conclusion: The findings of this study illustrate the characteristics of a clinical instructor, which play an important role in reducing the clinical development and lack of clinical competence development among students.

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“…8 Conflicting results were reported by Shobeiri et al who found no association between depression/anxiety and mastalgia in women attending health centers of Hamadan City, Iran. 9 However various studies have suggested that clinicians dealing with patients suffering from mastalgia should inquire about anxiety, depression and any history of trauma. 10,11 According to our study, 39.8% of woman had cyclical mastalgia which was closer to the results of Ader et al who also reported 30% of woman suffering from cyclical mastalgia.…”

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Mastalgia: Risk Factors and Treatment Strategies Used at Two Breast Clinics in Pakistan

saqib

2020

J Islamabad Med Dental Coll

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Introduction: Mastalgia is a common cause of fear and anxiety in patients especially in south east asia due to high prevalence of breast cancer . Mastalgia is one of the commonest symptom with which women consult a breast clinic. Objective: Aim of this study is to determine risk factors associated with mastalgia,its association with various breast disorders, and various management strategies used for its treatment. Study Design: Prospective Descriptive Study Duration and place of study: This study was carried out at CMH Rawalpindi and Thall over a period of six months from January to July 2017. Materials and Methods: All women presenting to breast surgery clinic with complaints of breast pain, heaviness, and tenderness were included in the study. Patients were initially evaluated at the time of presentation, treatment initiated and then were evaluated after six months of treatment. Results: A total of 93 women presented to our clinic during this period. Cyclical mastalgia was noted in 39.8% (n=37) women while 60.2% (n=56) had non cyclical mastalgia. In 41.9%(n=39) patients no underlying pathology was noted ,49.5%(n=46) patients had benign disorders while 8.6%(n=8) had malignancy. Increased BMI ,lack of exercise were associated with onset of mastalgia while use of OCP was associated with low risk of mastalgia. Of all 45.1%(n=42) responded to measures like reassurance, dietary and lifestyle modifications while 54.9%(n=51) were treated with pharmacological therapy .Those having malignancy were treated according to the underlying malignancy. Conclusion: Careful and thorough evaluation of mastalgia is necessary to rule out any underlying pathology.

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Cyclical mastalgia: Prevalence and associated determinants in Hamadan City, Iran

Cited by 16 publications

References 17 publications

The comparison of the effect of flaxseed oil and vitamin E on mastalgia and nodularity of breast fibrocystic: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

The comparison of the effect of flaxseed oil and vitamin E on mastalgia and nodularity of breast fibrocystic: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Explaining the inhibitory characteristics of clinical instructors in the process of developing clinical competence of nursing students: a qualitative study

Mastalgia: Risk Factors and Treatment Strategies Used at Two Breast Clinics in Pakistan

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