Fibrocystic breast tissue
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What is fibrocystic breast tissue?
Fibrocystic breast changes or disease is a condition of breast tissue. It is characterized by noncancerous breast lumps in the breast which can sometimes cause discomfort, often periodically related to hormonal influences from the menstrual cycle.
Common symptoms reported by people with fibrocystic breast tissue
Treatments taken by people for fibrocystic breast tissue
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Compare treatments taken by people with fibrocystic breast tissue
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Who has fibrocystic breast tissue on PatientsLikeMe?
- 1 new patients joined this month
- 41 say fibrocystic breast tissue is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 7 | |
| 30s | 38 | |
| 40s | 79 | |
| 50s | 106 | |
| 60s | 53 | |
| 70+ | 19 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 38 | |
| 20-29 years | 48 | |
| 30-39 years | 32 | |
| 40-49 years | 24 | |
| 50-59 years | 1 | |
| 60-69 years | 1 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1 | |
| Female | 300 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 184 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 8 |