For what it is worth, I was diagnosed with mastitis at age 20, before my
first pregnancy.  It was blamed on birth control pills, occurring the first
cycle I tried a progesterone only pill.  I had rock hard, red breasts
bilaterally, and mega-pain.   It was gone within a few days of discontinuing
the pills.  I never had mastitis through four years of lactation, just the
occasional plugged duct.
Lu Bush
RNC, IBCLC
Dallas, TX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Awood" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: Mastitis in a nonlactating woman


> Yes, I have heard of it. My daughter  (at the time only 13 years old and
> NOT lactating) developed a high fever and a hard swollen, red hot
> breast.Ii took her to her pediatrician and he diagnosed mastitis. I
> couldn't believe it, but he said he sometimes sees it in active girls
> who play contact sports. It was right in the middle of soccer season and
> she had taken some hard bumps being one of the younger girls on the
> team. The affected breast was at least twice the size of the
> non-affected breast. Whitin 48 hours of starting the antibiotics the
> breast was almost back to normal size although it continued to be pink
> for several more days. She is 29 years old and has never had it again,
> she has also not lactated yet.
> Hoping to be a grandmother some day,
> Pat Awood, RN, IBCLC
> [log in to unmask]
>
> >>> Glenda Mathewson <[log in to unmask]> 05/03/00 20:51 PM >>>
> Has anyone ever heard of or seen a woman that has been diagnosed with
> Mastitis when she is not breastfeeding? It has been 8 yrs since this
> woman has lactated. A physician has told her she has mastitis, I just
> wanted to know if that is possible.
> Thank you,
> Glenda Mathewson, RN, IBCLC

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