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What percentage of breastfeeding women develop mastitis?
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It is a relatively uncommon complication of breastfeeding mothers, occurring in only approximately 3% to 5% of nursing women.
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What are the most common symptoms of Mastitis?
The most common symptoms of Mastitis are fever, soreness and swelling of the breast. Women who breastfeed can develop Mastitis anytime while breastfeeding.
When does mastitis occur?
It usually only occurs in women who are breastfeeding their babies.
Should breastfeeding continue while a woman is recovering from mastitis?
Breastfeeding usually should be continued, because the rate of abscess formation in the infected breast goes up steeply among women who stop breastfeeding during a bout with mastitis.
What is tuberculosis mastitis?
There is no medical condition by the name of tuberculosis mastitis. Assuming that you mean tuberculosis mastitis, it is a condition that is similar to breast carcinoma. It mostly affects Indian and African women.
How many women wind up with an abscess from mastitis?
About 10% of women with mastitis will end up with an abscess within the affected breast. An abscess is a collection of pus within the breast.
Can breastfeeding women use oral contraceptives?
Women who are breastfeeding should check with their physicians before using oral contraceptives
How do women nurse their babies?
By breastfeeding them.
What condition is sometimes confused with mastitis?
Sometimes, women and their physicians confuse mastitis with breast engorgement, or the tenderness and redness that appears when milk builds up in the breasts.
Does breastfeeding only occur to women?
Yes.
Why do you have boobies?
Women have breasts for breastfeeding their babies.
How are potential LASIK patients screened?
pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding
What can you do for inflammation in the breast?
The treatment for mastitis depends on the underlying cause. In breastfeeding or recently pregnant women, the treatment may be antibiotics as well as frequent nursing. In other women, inflammation of the breast should be evaluated promptly by a health care provider to rule out more concerning causes, such as cancer. Talk with your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
