In addition, women can get inflammation in the cartilage the lies between the ribs, a condition called costochondritis or arthritic rib. “That can feel like breast pain and make women nervous,” says Maryjane Minkin, M.D., a clinical professor in the department of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. Your pain might even be the result pull a muscle in-between the ribs. (See: chopping woods, throwing a frisbee, tackling your dog.) Because your chest muscle is directly underneath the breast, it can feel like the pain is coming from within the breast itself.
“You can pull this chest muscle while lifting weights, carrying heavy objects, or even during sudden movement,” she says. Specifically, your pectoralis major muscle, which may be the source of your pain. “Breasts are mostly fat and veins, but they’re resting on a muscle,” she explains. And if you’re feeling muscle-like pain, it’s likely a pulled chest muscle, says Deepali Kashyap, M.D., a functional gynecologist in Henderson, NV.
You say breast, we say chest: Similar, but not exactly the same thing.
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