A PROSPECTIVE STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF THREE TREATMENT MODALITIES ON BENIGN BREAST DISEASE VIZ. EVENING PRIMROSE OIL (EPO), DANAZOLAND CENTCHROMAN

Abstract

Background: Breast pain among women, with or without lump is common complaint and a cause of signicant anxiety and fear of breast cancer. Breast feeding is additionally one of the reasons for non-cyclic pain, brocystic breast disease is otherwise called broadenosis. Material and Methods:This is prospective study in the Department of General Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar. Conclusion: Centchroman is a selective anti estrogen effective in the treatment of brocystic disease. Centchroman is effective in reducing the sizes of breast lumps, providing relief from mastalgia and in curing cyclical and noncyclical breast pain in the premenopausal women.