No matter what your age, if you do a breast self exam and you find a lump, it is always a scary thing.  Many times though, these lumps are perfectly natural, and are not a sign of breast cancer, but rather a natural phenomena that happens to almost all women, especially at certain times of the month due to hormonal changes.

 Women tend to get little bumps or lumps in their breasts the time around their period, and sometimes also during the period.  These are actually just fibrous little cysts that form due to hormones, and they usually go away in just a few days.  You’ve probably felt these before in your breasts, and you know exactly what I’m talking about. 

These types of fibrous lumps usually are accompanied with a tenderness, which also indicates usually that they are due to your menstrual cycle.  The other types of lumps you may find, which are also generally harmless and actually quite common are calcium depositis in your breasts, or microcalcifications. 

They are actually tiny deposits of calcium buildup in the breasts, and they can actually vary in size and usually be detected on a mammogram and ruled out as cancerous masses fairly easily.  They can, however, sometimes become cancerous, although it is rare. 

Supposedly taking calcium supplements does not increase the likelihood of these calcium deposits forming in the breast tissue though, so don’t worry if you are taking one (it’s a good thing still!)   

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