What causes breast pain?

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What causes breast pain?

Cyclic breast pain is often triggered by your natural menstrual cycle, but noncyclic breast pain causes may include:

  • Birth control pills.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Infection.
  • Inflammation.
  • Infertility medications.
  • Hormone therapy.
  • Prior radiation therapy.
  • Antidepressants.
  • Breast cysts.
  • Fibroadenomas (non-cancerous lumps).
  • Costochondritis (inflammation where your bones and cartilage meet in your rib cage).
  • Having larger breasts.
  • Surgical scars.

There are also certain activities that can cause noncyclic breast pain, including:

  • Smoking.
  • Caffeine consumption.
  • Stress.
  • Breastfeeding.

In many cases, there is no clear cause for breast pain.

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