Mastalgia among Saudi Women in Western Region, KSA and Related Risk Factors
| Autor: | Ashjan Attiah, Samaher Refae, Nabilah Sulaimani, Fawziah Alsalmi, Suleiman Jastaniah, Fatimah Najjar, Haneen Al-Maghrabi, AlHassan Al-Maghrabi, Amaal AL-Dosari, Areej Alghamdi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Gynecology
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics business.industry Population Breast pain Alternative medicine 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Omics medicine.disease Obesity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medical advice Pill Medicine Outpatient clinic 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business education |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Medicine & Surgery. |
| ISSN: | 2329-9088 |
| DOI: | 10.4172/2329-9088.1000214 |
| Popis: | Mastalgia (defined as self-reported breast pain, unilateral or bilateral for a period of not less than two months) is one of the symptoms that might affect young ladies who seek medical advice. Method and Results: Pretested questionnaire was used to collect data. 418 ladies aged (18-45 years) were included in the study, 340 had unilateral or bilateral breast pain for a period of not less than two months, either localized (54%) or generalized. 19.7% had the pain for more than 10 times per year. (77%) of those ladies were used to drink coffee once daily, (13%) of them were using contraceptive pills, and 49 patients were smokers and all of them had breast pain. (60.8%) were obese with significant P value (0.003). Conclusion: Mastalgia is common among the Saudi population. Providing a good healthcare and preventing the risk factors will reduce the number of ladies visiting the outpatient department (OPD). The management should start with lifestyle changes, education and reassurance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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