Brest Examination

in #science6 years ago

HOW TO DO BREAST EXAMINATION

l. Stand before a mirror. Place your hands
on your hips) & press your waist firmly to
tense the chest muscles.

  1. Look at your breasts. Any abnormal
    change in size, shape, or color? Any swellin
    dimpling, or bulging? Any redness, rashes,1
    orange-peel appearance?

  2. Look at you nipples. Has the position
    changed? ls it inverted? ls it pushed inward
    instead of sticking out?
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  3. Raise you arms & repeat the check of the
    breasts & nipples as above. Any changes?

  4. Milk your breasts! Press the nipples
    slightly. Did any fluid come out? Is it watery,
    milky, bloody, or yellowish?
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  5. Lie down flat, facing the ceiling! Place
    your right arm under your head. Use the pad
    of the fingers of your right hand to feel the
    left breast, & vice versa. Use firm smooth,
    small circular motions. Cover the entire
    breast. Move your fingers up & down, in
    rows, orderly, till the entire breast is
    massaged.
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  1. If you are uncomfortable about any
    changes, see your doctor. If you notice a
    lump, don't slump, don't scream - over 80%
    of lumps are not cancers! Take your breasts
    seriously!

PHC BREAST EXAMINATION
COMMITMENT:

(Women) "I will examine my breasts, at least,
once in a month."

(Men) "I will remind her every month to
examine her breasts."