Is Tingling Feeling On My Breast On The Last Menstruation Day Normal?

Posted on Fri, 10 Feb 2017

Question: hi, im a 27 old Female, I have a son he is 12 montymhs , 3 days ago i felt like a tingling feeling in one of my brest , the next day was the last day of my period, i felt it really mild today, I just got really scared, I suffer of anxiety and I'm just so scared that it may be bad, a litter bit of my medical history, no allergies or bad sickness, no history of cancer in both sides of my family, I'm using an IUD THE MIRENA I think, and I have noticed my periods have been irregular since and my premenstrual symptoms are crazier since, like this past moth I thought I was pregnant because of all the symptoms, but they were just pm

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
MIRENA is not suitable choice for you now....

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to HCM,
At 27 years of age , with one son 12 months old, I am not sure why were you advised MIRENA IUD. This is a hormonal IUD and is prescribed for woman usually in 35-40 age group with heavy menses or endometrial hyperplasia. MIRENA is progesterone IUD and is naturally going to cause progesterone side effects with increased PMS symptoms- mood swings, sore breasts, headache, nausea, lower abdominal pain, bloating. The answer to it is increased daily water intake to neutralise these effects.
Irregularity in menses is expected again as MIRENA is contributing to increased progesterone and hence menses would be delayed. Usually menses stop completely for many women but if continues, then do get irregular. But in your case post delivery a hormonal IUD was not indicated at all. Instead a non-hormonal IUD like copper-t 380U should have been considered. You should discuss it with your gynecologist and take an informed decision now, if you wish your menses to be regular and tolerable PMS symptoms.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar