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7/31/2019 Menst-chart With Breast
1/1
BreastSelfExamin
ation
YouShou
ldExamineYourBreastsBecause:
95%ofb
reastlumpstreatedbydoctorsarefoundbywomenthemselves.
Mostwom
enwithbreastcancerarecurediftheyaretreatedearly.Most
breastlum
psarenotcancerous.
WhattoLookfor:
Ch
angesinsizeorshapeofyourbreasts
orthepositionofyour
nipples
Inwardpuckeringoftheskinornipple.
So
resorscalingonthenippleorareola(
Thedarkerskinaroundthe
nipple).
Re
dnessofskin.
En
largementofskinpores.
HowtoL
ookforChanges:
Beginthe
examinfrontofamirrorwithyourar
msrelaxedatyoursideoron
yourlapa
ndlookforthechangesdescribedabove.Next,holdyouarms
straightov
eryourheadandrepeatyourinspection.Putyourhandsonyour
waistand
pushfirmlyinward.Lookoncemore
foranychanges.Gently
squeezeth
enippleofeachbreastandlookfordischarge.
WhattoFeelfor:
An
ychangesfrompreviousexams.
An
ylumporthickening.
HowtoFeelforChanges:
Liedown
andwiththeflatofyourfingers,feelforlumps,lefthandonright
breast,the
nrighthandonleftbreast.Movefing
ersaroundbreastasifitwere
afaceofa
clock.Besuretocovertheentirebre
astfromtheouteredgesto
thenipple.Walkfingersthoroughlyinconcentriccircles,thensqueeze
undernipple.Lookforalumporaknotthatwa
snottherebefore,quitehard,
perhapsth
esizeofanickelorlargerandthefeelofyourknuckle.Besureto
covertheentirebreast.Ifanychangesarenoted
,callthedoctor.
WhentodotheExam:
Dotheexamonthedayyourmenstrualperiode
nds.
Ifyouhav
ereachedmenopause,examineyourb
reastsonthesamedayeach
month,suchasthefirst,fifteenth,oradayyoullremember.
Ifyouare
pregnant,examineyourbreastsonthe
samedayeachmonth.
Ifyouhav
ehadahysterectomyandhavemonth
lybreastchanges(swellingor
tenderness),examineyourbreastsonthedaythesechangesdisappear.Ifyou
nolonger
havemonthlybreastchanges,examineyourbreastsonthesame
dayofeac
hmonth.
Haveyourself-examinationtechniqueschecked
byyourdoctororother
healthpro
fessional.
Besureto
continuetohaveregularcheck-upsw
ithyourphysician.
Noofdaysfrom
startofperiod
tobeginning
ofnext B
E
D
(
Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
AugSep
Oct
Nov
Dec
X
O
S
Exceptionally Heavy
Spotting
Don't forget to have this chart with you when you call or visit your doctor
Dr.
Phone
Year
TYPE OF FLOW
Normal
Exceptionally Light
M e n s t r u a l R e co r d Ch a r t
Patient
Address