Causes

• Some of the causes of breast pain include hormone changes and water retention during a menstrual cycle, pregnancy, breast-feeding, an injury or an infection in the breast or breast cancer.
  
  

Detection

• Doctors may have you come in for testing to detect the problem behind your breast pain. Some of the tests may include a mammogram, a breast sonogram or a breast biopsy.
  
  

Treatment

• A doctor may suggest a variety of tips to help treat your breast pain depending on the cause. Some of the things he may suggest are wearing a support bra, taking an over the counter pain medicine such as Tylenol or ibuprofen, and for severe pain, he may recommend Danazol.
  
  

Home Remedies

• If you have breast pain, you can try a variety of home treatments before contacting your doctor. Some of them include wearing a sports bra while sleeping and exercising, decreasing the amount of caffeine and fat in your diet or trying a hot or cold compress on your breasts.
  
  

Doctors's Appointment Preparation

• Keep track of your symptoms by writing them down in a notebook so that you can share them with your doctor. Also, write down a list of current prescriptions or over the counter medicines that you are using and any questions that you may have about your pain.