Title

Epidemiology of Mastalgia in rural populations: A study from Ujjain, India

Authors

Avneesh Arya¹, G. K. Banerjee², Rubina Dohare³ & Sachin Parmar⁴*

Affiliation

¹Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Datia, Mathya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Surgery, R.D.Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Mathya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Government Medical College, Datia, Mathya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Community Medicine, V.K.S.Government Medical College, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh India; *Corresponding author

Email

Avneesh Arya - E-mail: avneesh92@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9343942838
G. K. Banerjee - E-mail: Drrnarya1861@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9425044700
Rubina Dohare - E-mail: 9164838934rubina@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9164838934
Sachin Parmar - E-mail: dr.sachinparmar@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

Mastalgia is a common breast complaint in women, particularly those of reproductive age, often leading to significant physical and psychological distress. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate 100 female patients with mastalgia over an 18-month period, assessing them through clinical examination, ultrasonography (USG), fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and mammography. The most frequent diagnoses were fibroadenosis (36%) and fibroadenoma (30%). Surgical management provided greater relief (90.5%) compared to medical therapy (80.9%), with Evening Primrose Oil being the most effective medical treatment. Thus, early diagnosis and appropriate therapy, including reassurance, are critical to effective management.

Keywords

Mastalgia, fibroadenosis, fibroadenoma, breast pain, non-cyclical mastalgia, ultrasonography, FNAC

Citation

Arya et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2448-2452 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.