shout out to that one bra that provides endless support for sore boobs 🫂💕
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sore boobs are usually the tell-tale sign that your period is right around the corner. as one of the most common pms symptoms, we've come to expect tender, heavy, and hyper sensitive breasts without thinking much about the science behind it.🧪
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we decided to do a little investigating 🔎to find out what's actually going.
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turns out the medical term for this symptom is called cyclical mastalgia, which is caused by the fluctuation📈of hormones, namely the increase of oestrogen and progesterone.
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oestrogen enlarges the breast ducts and progesterone causes your glands to swell 💥—the combination of these two can lead to mild to severe soreness. if you experience this every cycle, it's nothing to worry about (although it's pretty annoying and uncomfortable).
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however, if you do experience pain in your breasts consistently throughout your cycle and not only limited to your pms phase, we recco you speak to your gp. check out the full article only on the string the links in our bio! 💖