The Great Mammogram Debate

 With the impending onset of Menopause, I decided to get my physical health checked up, as well as continue to work on my mental attitude with a Counsellor.

I booked an appointment to have my breasts examined at our local specialist Unit, which runs on a charitable basis outside the NHS. I've been having this done on and off since I was 20. The nurse manually palpates your tissue to check for lumps and shows you how to do so correctly for yourself each month. If she finds anything untoward, you will be referred for a mammogram.

This time, I was told that Unit policy now says that women under 50 should have a mammogram every year and those over 50 every other year. I last had one of these torturous tests over five years ago when I had a lump under my armpit.

This turned out to be a hormonal reaction by my breast tissue and the pain and size of the lump in the second half of every month were regulated by using Starflower or Evening Primrose Oil which contains gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). You can imagine that I was not terribly enthusiastic about being told that I had to repeat the process when I didn't actually have a problem, especially as I was concerned about the risks of radiation exposure.


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