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Ungalindela ubuhlungu besifuba ngaphambi noma ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini, kodwa ukuzwa ubuhlungu ngemuva kokuya kwakho esikhathini kungakudida. Lokhu kwenzeka kwabesifazane abaningi, futhi nakuba kungase kuzwakale kudida, ngokuvamile kuhlobene nezinguquko zamahomoni ezijwayelekile eziqhubeka ngisho nangemuva kokuba ukuopha kuye kwaphela. Umzimba wakho awuvaleli iswishi ngesikhathi lapho ukuya kwakho esikhathini kuphela. Amahomoni aqhubeka nokuhamba nokulungisa umjikelezo wakho wonke, futhi izicubu zesifuba sakho ziphendula lezi zinguquko ngezindlela ezingahlali zilungile.
Ubuhlungu besifuba ngemuva kokuya esikhathini ngokuvamile buvela ekuqukuzeleni kwamahomoni okuqhubeka esigabeni se-follicular somjikelezo wakho. Amazinga e-Estrogen aqala ukukhuphuka futhi ngemuva kokuphela kokuya kwakho esikhathini, elungisa umzimba wakho ukuze uvundise. Lokhu kukhuphuka kwe-estrogen kungabangela izicubu zesifuba sakho zigcine uketshezi futhi zivuvukele kancane, okuholela ekubeni ubuhlungu noma ukungakhululeki.
Izifuba zakho ziqukethe izamukeli zamahomoni eziphendula ngisho nasezinguqukweni ezincane kumazinga e-estrogen kanye ne-progesterone. Cabanga ngezicubu zesifuba sakho njengeziphendula kakhulu imilayezo yamachchemical umzimba wakho owuthumela kuwo inyanga yonke. Uma i-estrogen ikhuphuka ngemuva kokuya esikhathini, imibhobho yobisi namalungu esifuba sakho kungakhula, kubangele lowo muzwa obuhlungu noma ogcwele oyibonayo.
Abanye abesifazane banezicubu zesifuba ezizwela kakhulu ezinguqukweni zamahomoni kunabanye. Uma ukulesi sigaba, ungase ube nobuhlungu besifuba ngezikhathi ezahlukene zomjikelezo wakho, hhayi nje ngaphambi kokuya kwakho esikhathini. Lokhu kuzwela okwengeziwe akusho ukuthi kukhona okungalungile. Kuyindlela nje umzimba wakho othile ophendula ngayo kumajikelo ajwayelekile wamahomoni.
Ake sibheke izizathu ezivamile zokuthi kungani ubuhlungu ngemuva kokuya esikhathini kwenzeka, sigcine ingqondo ukuthi okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho kuyikhethelo kuwena.
• Ukukhuphuka kwamahomoni e-estrogen ngesikhathi se-follicular phase kubangela imibhobho yesifuba ukuthi ikhule futhi igcine uketshezi
• Ukushintshashintsha kwe-progesterone kungase kuthinte izicubu zesifuba ngisho nangemuva kokuba ukuopha kuye kwaphela
• Ukusetshenziswa kwe-Caffeine kungandisa ukuzwela kwezicubu zesifuba kumahomoni
• Ukudla okunosawoti okuningi kungandisa ukugcinwa koketshezi ezicubeni zesifuba
• Amahomoni okucindezeleka njenge-cortisol angandisa indlela izifuba zakho eziphendula ngayo kumahomoni okuphatha inzalo
• Imithi ethile, okubalwa kuyo imithi yokudangala kanye nemithi yokopha, ingathinta ukuzwela kwezicubu zesifuba
• Ukulawulwa kobudlelwane ngamahomoni kungadala izimo zobuhlungu besifuba ezingalindelekile njengoba umzimba wakho ulungisa
Lezi zici ngokuvamile zisebenza ndawonye kunokuzisebenzela zodwa. Ungase ubone ukuthi izifuba zakho zizizwa zibuhlungu kakhulu ngemuva kokuya kwakho esikhathini ezinyangeni ezicindezelekile kakhulu noma lapho uphuze ikhofi kakhulu kunokuvamile. Umzimba wakho uphendula inhlanganisela yezindlela zangaphakathi nezangaphandle.
Ubuhlungu besifuba ngaphambi kokuya esikhathini, obizwa nge-mastalgia, ngokuvamile kwenzeka ngesonto noma amabili ngaphambi kokuqala kokuya kwakho esikhathini. Lobu buhlungu buvame ukuba buhlanganisiwe, okusho ukuthi buvame ukuthinta izifuba zombili ngokulinganayo. Ngokuvamile kuzwakala njengokukhulu, ukuvuvukala, noma ubuhlungu obubuthuntu obuthuthuka lapho ukuya esikhathini kuqala.
Ubuhlungu besifuba ngemuva kokuya esikhathini bungazizwa bufana kakhulu kodwa kwenzeka esigabeni esihlukile samahomoni. Ukungakhululeki kungase kungalindeleki futhi ngezinye izikhathi kungabi namandla njengokuzwela ngaphambi kokuya esikhathini. Noma kunjalo, abanye abesifazane bathola ubuhlungu babo ngemuva kokuya esikhathini buphazamisa ngokulinganayo noma buvele kakhulu.
Umehluko omkhulu usesikhathini namahomoni adlalayo. Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho esikhathini, i-progesterone iphakeme bese yehla. Ngemuva kokuya kwakho esikhathini, i-estrogen ikhuphuka kanti i-progesterone ihlala iphansi. Izicubu zesifuba sakho ziphendula ngokuhlukile kulezi zindawo zamahomoni ezihlukene, yingakho imizwa ingase izwakale ihlukile ngisho noma zombili zidala ukungakhululeki.
Iningi lobuhlungu besifuba ngemuva kokuya esikhathini kujwayelekile futhi akuyona inkomba yokuthi kukhona okungaphezu kwamajwayelekile. Noma kunjalo, izimpawu ezithile zobuhlungu besifuba zidinga ingxoxo nodokotela wakho. Ukwazi ukuthi ubheke ini kukusiza ukuthi uzivikele ngaphandle kokukhathazeka okungadingekile.
Ubuhlungu ohlala endaweni eyodwa, kunokuthinta sonke isifuba sakho noma izifuba zombili, budinga ukunakwa. Ubuhlungu obuqondile ngezinye izikhathi bungakhombisa izinkinga ezingahlobene nomjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini. Ngokufanayo, ubuhlungu obuqhubeka buthakazelela kakhulu emijikelezweni eminingana noma obungabonakali bulandela noma iyiphi imodeli ehlobene nokuya kwakho esikhathini kufanele kuhlolwe.
Nansi izimpawu eziphakamisa ukuthi kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole isiqondiso nesiqiniseko.
• Ubuhlungu obubukhali, obudubulayo endaweni eyodwa kunokuba ubuhlungu obujwayelekile
• Ubuhlungu obuhambisana neqhubu elisha noma ukuqina ongakuzwa
• Ubuhlungu besifuba obunobudishaba besikhumba njengokubomvu, ukufudumala, ukubhucelisa, noma ukuhlanganisa
• Ukuphuma kwezindunu okune gazi, okucacile, noma okwenzeka ngaphandle kokucindezela
• Ubuhlungu obuhlala kuwo wonke umjikelezo wakho ngaphandle kokuphumula
• Ukuvuvukala okungathuthuki noma okubonakala buthakazelela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi
• Ubuhlungu obukhulu kangangokuthi buphazamisa ukulala noma imisebenzi yansuku zonke
• Izinguquko zesifuba ezihambisana nokulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki noma ukukhathala
Lezi zimpawu azisho ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi kukhona okungaphezu kwamajwayelekile okwenzekayo, kodwa ziyadinga ukuhlolwa ngongoti. Udokotela wakho angakwazi ukwenza ukuhlolwa kwe-clinical breast exam futhi anqume ukuthi ukuthwebula noma ezinye izivivinyo kungasiza yini. Ukuhlolwa kukwenza uzizwe ukhululekile futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi noma yiziphi izinkinga zitholwa kusenesikhathi.
Ubuhlungu besifuba buyisibonakaliso sokuqala sokukhulelwa, kodwa ngokuvamile buqala cishe ngesikhathi lapho ukuya kwakho esikhathini kufanele kube njalo noma ngokushesha ngemuva kokukhipha isikhathi esihleliwe. Uma uba nobuhlungu besifuba ngokushesha ngemuva kokuphela kokuya kwakho esikhathini futhi kusasekuhle kakhulu izimpawu zokukhulelwa, ukuguquguquka kwamahomoni kungenzeka kakhulu.
Ubuhlungu besifuba obuhlobene nokukhulelwa ngokuvamile buzizwa buhlukile kubuhlungu besifuba bomjikelezo. Abesifazane abaningi bakuchaza njengokubukhali kakhulu, ngokuzwela kwe-nipple okwengeziwe kanye nomuzwa wokugcwala noma wokubuthuntu. Ama-areola angaba mnyama, futhi imithambo ingase ibonakale kakhulu ezifubeni.
Uma kukhona ithuba lokuthi ungakhulelwe, ukuhlolwa kokukhulelwa kwasekhaya kungakunikeza ukucacisa. Lezi zivivinyo zinembile kakhulu lapho zithathwa ngemuva kokukhipha isikhathi esihleliwe. Uma ubheka umjikelezo wakho futhi ubona ubuhlungu besifuba ngesikhathi esingavamile kanye nezinye izimpawu zokuqala zokukhulelwa njengokukhathala noma isicanucanu, ukuhlolwa kunengqondo.
Ngenkathi izinguquko zamahomoni zichaza iningi lobuhlungu besifuba ngemuva kokuya esikhathini, ezinye izimo ezingavamile zingabangela izimpawu ezifanayo. Ukuqonda lezi zinketho kukusiza ukuthi uqaphe lapho kukhona okungadinga ukunakwa kakhulu, yize zihlala zingavamile.
Izinguquko zezicubu zesifuba ezine-fibrocystic zidala izicubu ezinamahlubulu, ezinjengezintambo ezizizwa zibuhlungu kuwo wonke umjikelezo wakho. Lesi simo esingenabungozi sithinta abesifazane abaningi futhi ngokuvamile sibangela ukungakhululeki okungalandeli imigomo yokuya esikhathini engalindeleki. Ukuqina ngokuvamile kuthinta izifuba zombili futhi kungazizwa kubonakala kakhulu ngezikhathi ezithile.
I-Costochondritis, ukuvuvukala kwe-cartilage exhuma amathambo akho esifubeni, kungabonakala njengobuhlungu besifuba. Lesi simo sibangela ukungakhululeki kwesifuba okungase kubonakale sengathi kuvela ezicubeni zakho zesifuba. Ubuhlungu ngokuvamile buqine ngokuhamba noma lapho ucindezela esifubeni sakho.
I-Mastitis ingenzeka ngaphandle kokuncelisa, yize ingavamile. Lokhu ukuvuvukala kwezicubu zesifuba kubangela ubuhlungu, ukufudumala, ukubomvu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi nomkhuhlane. Uma ubona lezi zimpawu ndawonye, ikakhulukazi ngezinguquko zesikhumba ezibonakalayo, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Nansi ezinye izimo ezingavamile ezingabangela ubuhlungu besifuba ngemuva kokuya esikhathini.
• Amachipsesifuba agcwala uketshezi futhi abe nobuhlungu njengoba amazinga amahomoni eshintsha
• Ama-fibroadenoma, amahlubulu aqinile angenabungozi angabangela ubuhlungu obuqondile
• I-periductal mastitis, ukuvuvukala kwemibhobho yobisi engahlobene nokuncelisa
• Isifo sikaMondor, isimo esingavamile esibandakanya imithambo evuvukele esifubeni
• Ubuhlungu obudluliselwe kusukela ezinkingeni zesibindi noma ezinye izinkinga zokugaya ukudla
• I-thoracic outlet syndrome ethinta izinzwa nemithambo yegazi eduze kwe-collarbone yakho
Lezi zimo zidinga ukuhlolwa nokwelashwa ngudokotela. Uma izimpawu zakho zingafani nemigomo ejwayelekile yobuhlungu besifuba bomjikelezo, noma uma uba nezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo, udokotela wakho angakusiza unqume ukuthi kwenzakalani futhi ancome ukwelashwa okufanele.
Akumele nje ubekezele ubuhlungu besifuba ngemuva kokuya kwakho esikhathini. Izindlela eziningana ezincane zingasiza ukunciphisa ukungakhululeki nokwenza uzizwe ukhululekile kuwo wonke umjikelezo wakho. Lezi zindlela zisebenza nezindlela zemvelo zomzimba wakho kunokuziphikisana nazo.
Ibhara elihle, elisekelayo lenza umehluko omkhulu kwabesifazane abaningi. Cabanga ukugqoka ibhara lezemidlalo noma ibhara lokulala elithambile ebusuku uma ubuhlungu ebusuku bukuphazamisa. Ukusekelwa okufanele kunciphisa ukunyakaza nokucindezeleka ezicubeni zesifuba ezizwela kakhulu, okungadambisa lowo muzwa obuhlungu.
Ukufaka ama-compress afudumele noma abandayo kusiza ukuphatha ubuhlungu ngokususelwa kulokho okuzwakala kungcono kuwena. Abanye abesifazane bakhetha ukufudumala ukuze bavule izicubu ezibhajekile, kanti abanye bathola ama-cold packs anciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi abophe ubuhlungu. Zama kokubili ukuze ubone ukuthi yikuphi okunikeza kakhulu ukudambisa.
Nansi izindlela ezingeziwe ezingadambisa ubuhlungu bakho besifuba ngemuva kokuya esikhathini, sigcine ingqondo ukuthi okusebenzayo kuyahlukahluka kumuntu kumuntu.
1. Nciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-caffeine kancane kancane, njengoba lokhu kunganciphisa ukuzwela kwezicubu zesifuba ngokuhamba kwesikhathi
2. Nciphisa ukudla usawoti, ikakhulukazi ngesonto elilodwa ngemuva kokuya kwakho esikhathini, ukuze unciphise ukugcinwa koketshezi
3. Thatha imithi yokudambisa ubuhlungu engathengiswa esitolo njenge-ibuprofen noma i-acetaminophen lapho ukungakhululeki kuphazamisa usuku lwakho
4. Zama izithasiselo zamafutha e-evening primrose, ezitholakala kwabanye abesifazane ziluncedo kobuhlungu besifuba
5. Zisebenzise izindlela zokunciphisa ukucindezeleka ezifana nokuphefumula okujulile, i-yoga, noma ukuzindla ukuze unciphise amazinga e-cortisol
6. Gcina isisindo esinempilo, njengoba ukhulu lomzimba oluphuphumayo lungandisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-estrogen
7. Zivocavoce njalo, okusiza ukulawula amahomoni futhi kunganciphisa ubuhlungu besifuba
8. Gcina idayari yezimpawu ukuze uhlonze imigomo nezizathu ezingase zibe khona ongaziguqula
Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono lapho zisetshenziswa njalo emijikelezweni eminingana. Ungase ungaboni ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngokushesha, kodwa izinguquko ezithambile, eziqhubekayo ngokuvamile ziletha ukudambisa okubalulekile. Be nesineke nawe njengoba uthola ukuthi iyiphi inhlanganisela yezindlela ezisebenza kangcono kumzimba wakho.
Ukugcina ilogi elula yobuhlungu besifuba sakho kungabonisa imigomo ewusizo. **Qaphela** lapho ukungakhululeki kuqala, ukuthi kuhlala isikhathi esingakanani, nokuthi kuzwakala kanjani. Futhi qaphela lapho ukhona emjikelezweni wakho wokuya esikhathini kanye nezinye izimpawu oziwafisa.
Lolu lwazi luya balulekile uma unquma ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho. Imigomo ongase ungayiboni nsuku zonke ngokuvamile iba sobala lapho ubheka idatha yezinyanga ezimbalwa. Ungathola ukuthi ubuhlungu buhambisana nokucindezeleka, izinguquko zokudla, noma ezinye izici zokuphila ongaziguqula.
Ukugada kwakho akudingi ukuba kube nzima. Inothi elilula ocingweni lwakho noma umaki ekhalendeni lakho usebenza kahle. Umgomo ukubutha ulwazi olukusiza ukuqonda umzimba wakho kangcono futhi ukuxhumana kahle nodokotela wakho uma kudingeka.
Uma unquma ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngobuhlungu besifuba ngemuva kokuya esikhathini, uzoqala ngokubuza imibuzo eningiliziwe ngobuhlungu bakho. Bazofuna ukwazi mayelana nesikhathi, ubukhali, indawo, nanoma yiziphi izici ezenza ubuhlungu bube ngcono noma bubheke phambili. Le ngxoxo ibanikeza ukuqonda ngesimo sakho esiyingqayizivele.
Ukuhlolwa kwe-clinical breast exam kuza okulandelayo. Udokotela wakho uzobamba izifuba zakho nezingxenye ezizungezile ngokucophelela, ebheka amahlubulu, ukuqina, noma ezinye izinguquko. Leli hloso elisebenzayo linikeza ulwazi olubalulekile mayelana nokuthi yini engase ibangele ukungakhululeki kwakho.
Ngokuya ngalokho abakuthola ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, udokotela wakho angase ancome izivivinyo zokuthwebula. I-mammogram noma i-ultrasound inganikeza ukubuka okunemininingwane kwezakhiwo zezicubu zesifuba sakho. Lezi zivivinyo zisiza ukukhipha izizathu ezikhathazayo futhi zinikeze wonke umuntu ukuthula kwengqondo.
Ngezinye izikhathi akukho sizathu esiqondile esitholakala, futhi lokho empeleni kuyakhulula. Kusho ukuthi ubuhlungu bakho cishe buhlobene nokushintshashintsha kwamahomoni ajwayelekile. Udokotela wakho angabe esebenzisa izindlela zokuphatha izimpawu ezihambisana nezidingo zakho nezinye izinto ozithandayo.
Yebo, izinguquko zokuphila zingathinta kakhulu ubuhlungu besifuba bomjikelezo kwabesifazane abaningi. Izenzo zakho zansuku zonke zithonya amazinga amahomoni akho nendlela umzimba wakho uphendula ngayo kulawo mahomoni. Izinguquko ezincane, eziqhubekayo ngokuvamile ziletha ukuthuthuka okubonakalayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukudla kudlala indima enkulu kunalokho ongakulindela. Ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-caffeine nosawoti kusiza abesifazane abaningi ukuthi babe nobuhlungu besifuba obuncane. Ukwengeza izithelo, imifino, nokusanhlamvu okuphelele kusekela ibhalansi yama-hormone enempilo. Ukuhlala unamanzi ngendlela efanele kusiza umzimba wakho ukuphatha izinguquko zoketshezi ngempumelelo kakhudlwana.
Ukuzivocavoca njalo kusiza ukulawula amahomoni okuphatha inzalo futhi kunganciphisa ubukhali bobuhlungu besifuba. Awudingi ukuvivinya umzimba okubalulekile. Imisebenzi emaphakathi efana nokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukubhukuda, noma ukugibela ibhayisikili imizuzu engu-30 ezinsukwini eziningi kungenza umehluko ongcono. Ukuzivocavoca futhi kusiza ukuphatha ukucindezeleka, okuthonya indlela umzimba wakho owubona ngayo ubuhlungu.
Ukulala okusezingeni kubalulekile futhi. Lapho ulala ngokwanele, umzimba wakho uphatha ukushintshashintsha kwamahomoni kahle, futhi ngokuvamile uba nobuhlungu obuncane. Zihlosele izikhathi ezifanayo zokulala nokuvuka, ngisho nangezimpelasonto, ukuze usekele amajika emvelo omzimba wakho.
Ama-contraceptive amahomoni angasiza noma enze ubuhlungu besifuba bubheke phambili, kuye ngokudayiswa nokuthi umzimba wakho uphendula kanjani. Abanye abesifazane bathola ukuthi amaphilisi okuvimbela ukukhulelwa, amabhande, noma imikhanda anciphisa ubuhlungu besifuba bomjikelezo ngokudala amazinga amahomoni azinzile kuwo wonke umjikelezo.
Nokho, abanye **abesifazane baphila** ubuhlungu besifuba obwandayo, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni zokuqala zokuqala ama-contraceptive amahomoni. Lokhu ngokuvamile kuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ulungisa. Uma ubuhlungu besifuba buqhubeka noma bubheke phambili ngemuva kwezinyanga ezintathu kuya kwezingu-4, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuzama omunye umduduzi.
Izindlela ze-progesterone kuphela njenge-mini pill noma i-hormonal IUD zithinta izicubu zesifuba ngendlela ehlukile kunezinye izindlela ezihlanganisa i-estrogen ne-progesterone. Uma uhlobo olulodwa lubangela ubuhlungu besifuba obuphazamisa, ukushintshela kolunye uhlobo kungalungisa inkinga. Udokotela wakho angakusiza uthole inketho enikeza ukuvimbela ukukhulelwa ngaphandle kokukuphazamisa.
Khumbula ukuthi zonke izimo zabesifazane ezinobuhlungu besifuba bomjikelezo ziyingqayizivele. Lokho owuzwayo kuyiqiniso, futhi ukufuna izimpendulo noma ukudambisa kuyamukeleka ngokuphelele. Ngokubekezela, ukuzinakekela, nokusekelwa kusuka kozakwethu bezokwelapha lapho kudingeka, ungaphatha ubuhlungu besifuba ngemuva kokuya esikhathini futhi uzizwe ukhululekile kuwo wonke umjikelezo wakho.
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