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An ultrasound image of puerperal mastitis. Puerperal mastitis is the inflammation of the breast in connection with pregnancy, breastfeeding or weaning. Since one of the most prominent symptoms is tension and engorgement of the breast, it is thought to be caused by blocked milk ducts or milk excess. It is relatively common; estimates range ...
Puerperal fever (from the Latin puer, male child (boy)), is no longer favored as a diagnostic category. Instead, contemporary terminology specifies: [ 13 ] the specific target of infection: endometritis (inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus), metrophlebitis (inflammation of the veins of the uterus), and peritonitis (inflammation of ...
A postpartum disorder or puerperal disorder is a disease or condition which presents primarily during the days and weeks after childbirth called the postpartum period.The postpartum period can be divided into three distinct stages: the initial or acute phase, 6–12 hours after childbirth; subacute postpartum period, which lasts two to six weeks, and the delayed postpartum period, which can ...
Gynecomastia is the most common benign disorder of the male breast tissue and affects 35% of men, being most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 69. [5] [9] It is normal for up to 70% of adolescent boys to develop gynecomastia to some degree. [6] Of these, 75% resolve within two years of onset without treatment. [10]
The postpartum physiological changes are those expected changes that occur in the woman's body after childbirth, in the postpartum period.These changes mark the beginning of the return of pre-pregnancy physiology and of breastfeeding.
[4] [5] It has been exceptionally rarely diagnosed during pregnancy and in men. [6] [7] Primary presentation of any of these conditions as mastitis is very rare and in many cases probably predisposed by other breast or systemic conditions. Although granulomatous mastitis is easily confused with cancer it is a completely benign (non-cancerous ...
Mother with newborn baby. The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks. [1] There are three distinct phases of the postnatal period; the acute phase, lasting for six to twelve hours after birth; the subacute phase, lasting six weeks; and the delayed phase, lasting up to six months.
mastitis or breast infection [8] [5] menopause [5] menstruation and Premenstrual syndrome [9] [5] perimenopause [9] neuralgia; pregnancy [9] [5] physical abuse; pituitary tumor (often with nipple discharge) puberty in both girls and boys [5] sexual abuse; shingles; sore nipples and cracked nipples [12] [13] surgery or biopsy; trauma (including ...