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5 Steps To Your
Monthly Breast Self-Exam
1. While in the
shower, raise your right arm. Use the finger pads of your
left
hand to touch every part of your right breast. Feel gently
for any lumps or changes under the skin. Then raise your
left arm and use your right had to examine your left breast.
2. Standing in
front of a mirror, place your arms at your sides. Check
both breasts for anything unusual - discharge, puckering,
dimpling or changes in skin texture.
Clasp your hands
behind your head and look carefully for any changes in the shape
or contour of your breasts.
Gently squeeze both
nipples and look for discharge.
3. Lie flat on
your back, with your left arm over your head and a pillow or
towel under your left shoulder. Put your left hand behind
your head. Use your right hand to begin touching your left
breast gently but firmly.
4. Starting at
the outer edge of your breast, press the flat part of your
fingers in small circles, gradually spiraling toward the nipple.
Be sure to cover the entire breast. Repeat this exam on
your right breast.
5. Finally,
rest your arm on a firm surface and use the same circular
motion to examine the area between the breast and the underarm
and the underarm itself. All of this is breast tissue too. |
Alert
Your
Doctor if you notice any of following during your self-exam:
●A
lump in your breast
●Unexplained
pain in your breast
●A
puckering or dimpling on your breast
●A
change in position of a nipple
●A
red or sore nipple
●A
sudden discharge from one nipple
●Red,
dry or scaling skin
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