What is fibrocyctic breast pain?
It is estimated that 33% of women experience benign (non-cancerous) but often quite painful cysts and lumps in their breasts. A breast duct becomes blocked, and fills up with fluid like a balloon filled with water. This is the cystic component of fibrocystic disease. The area around that blocked duct can then form scar tissue, which is the fibrous component of the fibrocystic disease. The outcome of this condition can cause breast pain, or mastalgia.
