Breast issues

Hi, and welcome to the iVillage Sexual Health forum.

I'm sorry to hear you're having such a difficult time with breast pain and swelling. I would suggest calling a healthcare professional right away to get to the root of it. Many health insurance plans have a nurse line you can call with questions. If that option isn't available to you, another possibility is to talk to a nurse at your regular doctor's office or at a women's health clinic such as Planned Parenthood. When you contact them, they'll probably have several questions, including:

• How long have you been experiencing breast pain and swelling?
• Is the pain and swelling relatively equal in both breasts, or is it worse in one?
• Are you running a fever, or is either breast noticeably warm to the touch?
• Have you started, stopped or changed any medication or supplements recently?
• Do you have any other symptoms, physical or emotional? (Pain elsewhere, weepiness, etc.)
• Is your IUD hormonal or copper? If hormonal, how recently was it inserted or checked?

I hope you can find out what is causing your pain, and get relief soon. Best of luck to you.