Medical FAQs - Baheya Hospital

Medical Questions

What are the types of Breast Diseases?

Breast Diseases are various including Congenital or Genetic Defects Acquired and Congenital Defects include underdevelopment of a woman’s breast, a discrepancy between breasts and/or nipples size, polymastia” a condition of having additional breast/extra breast”, and fibrocystic breasts that have a bad effect on the shape and more. In such cases, you need to visit a plastic surgeon in order to get the best treatment with incredibly...

When should you (women) visit a breast clinic?

When you experience the following cases: Nipple discharge - Breast pain - Lumps or a change in the shape or color of the breast - A family history that makes you feel worried

What are the types of Nipple Discharges and how to deal with them?

First of all, Nipple Discharges could be in one or both nipples, in addition, they could be continuous or intermittent, and sometimes, accompanied by pain as well. Moreover, Nipple Discharges could also come spontaneously or when the nipples are compressed or squeezed. Nipples Discharges can range in color from clear and white to light and dark yellow, green to blue, brown, or even bloody. In all circumstances, a breast surgeon specialist...

What are the causes of Breast Pain?

Breast pain is very common in many women before menopause, so more than half of the women, at some point, can experience this pain. The Two Main Types of Pain are: 1- Period Pain 2- Pain without Having Period.

What are the causes of Breast Pain linked to Menstrual Periods?

Breast Pain linked to Menstrual periods is typically occurring in the 7 days before the start of your period and then, when you have your period, you will feel much better without too much pain. The breast pain could be accompanied by high temperature and swollen breasts. Due to hormonal changes, the breast tissue may be tender. The pain may affect one or both breasts and it may extend to the underarm area. The breast pain causes are not...

What are the causes of Breast Pain not linked to Menstrual Periods?

Breast Pain not linked to Menstrual Periods could be because pain in your breast itself or pain in the chest cavity “muscles and ribs behind the breast” Other causes of noncyclic breast pain are some diseases, tumors, or any benign cystic in the breast. Otherwise, it could be because of Rheumatoid Inflammation, past traumas, or incidents. In case, this pain is always repeated you should visit the breast surgeon to ensure that there is no...

Why the family health history of cancer is risky?

Less than 10 percent (10%) of women with breast cancer have a family history. When we take into consideration family history with cancer we should check the degree of kinship, the relative age when she developed cancer and the number of relatives who developed cancer. A first-degree relative diagnosed with breast cancer when she was younger than 40 years is considered risky while a younger first-degree relative, when diagnosed with breast...

What is the cause of breast lump “tumor” – and how to deal with it?

Most of the tumors, Women may develop, are benign “non-cancerous”, but to be sure of that, you should visit a tumor surgeon specialist. In addition, you should never neglect any lump in your breast, especially, if it exists for more than two weeks. Every woman should know the nature of her breasts in order to recognize any recent changes. For the age stages, each stage has its own characteristics and the possibility of developing cancer is...

What is a benign breast tumor?

The benign breast tumor consists of a group of harmless tumors but they should be diagnosed accurately to make sure that they are non-cancerous tumors. The treatment of this benign tumor is to ensure it is non-cancerous and what comes after differs from one woman to another according to the patient’s age, her desires, and the surgeon’s recommendations. We should make it clear that the benign tumor will never transform into a cancerous tumor...

What is a Fibroadenoma?

Almost every woman after puberty from 15 to 30 years old may have “fibroadenoma”. In some cases, not every woman could feel that she have fibroadenoma due to the difference in every woman’s weight and the size of Fibroadenoma. This type of tumor naturally disappears after 30 years old, in case, it doesn’t disappear after 30 years old, it will still be there and it could be discovered after examinations and x-rays, accidentally....