- Herbal medicinal products in a treatment of mastalgia in gynecologic patients
Herbal medicinal products in a treatment of mastalgia in gynecologic patients
HEALTH OF WOMAN. 2019.3(139): 72–76; doi 10.15574/HW.2019.139.72
Kedrova A. G., Levakov S. A.
FSBI «Federal Scientific and Clinical Center for Specialized Types of Medical Aid and Medical Technologies of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia», Moscow, Russia
FSBOUPPG «Institute for Advanced Studies of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia», Moscow, Russia
Implementation of breast cancer screening using digital mammography improved the diagnosis of primary proliferative regressive structural changes in the breast, manifested as diffuse or diffusely-nodal deformations of tissues. Currently, women are significantly more likely to seek medical consultation for damages of the breast that could not be evaluated earlier. This requires the development of special tactics for their treatment andfollow-up. Nowadays, searching for prognostic markers and choosing adequate therapy for nodular and diffuse mastopathy are among the most discussed issues in mammology, because up to 25% of all breast cancer cases are diagnosed during the in situ phase. In this article we try to reassess the problem of dyshormonal changes in the breast and develop an optimal approach to their treatment.
Key words: diffuse dyshormonal breast dysplasia, Mastodynon®, mastalgia, premenstrual syndrome, Vitex agnus-castus
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