What are fibrocystic breasts?
Women with fibrocystic breasts have breast tissue that is lumpy or fibrous, with symptoms often changing depending on where a woman is in her menstrual cycle. Women diagnosed with fibrocystic breasts (also referred to as fibrocystic breast condition or fibrocystic “changes”) should not worry that this diagnosis puts them at an increased risk for breast cancer or that this is a disease. This is a benign and very common condition affecting more than 50 percent of women, particularly those of perimenopausal age-between 30 and 50 years old.
