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Women's Health Weekly

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2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Studies show that as many of 65% of women surveyed have had significant breast pain.

In most circumstances, it isn't known what exactly causes breast pain, although there are theories. Cyclical breast pain, which is most common and most intense in the week or two before menstruation, has a strong hormonal association. Noncyclic breast pain is rarely associated with an underlying identifiable cause.

The September 2003 issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource suggests that nondrug therapies to ease pain are worth trying. They've helped many women, though most of these remedies have not been rigorously researched. Options include:

* Trying hot or cold compresses.

* ...

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