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Breast Density 101
For the Dense Population with Dense Breasts: When Mammography WILL NOT Work for you!
Am I DENSE?
How Do I know if I Have Dense Breasts?
BREAST DENSITY is Determined by 4 MAMMOGRAM Categories which are based on the ratio of FAT to FIBROGLANDULAR Tissue YOU have in your Breasts...
and THIS is determined by your age and your GENETICS
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The more FAT you have in your breasts, the LESS DENSITY you have.
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The more Fibroglandular tissue you have, the MORE DENSITY you have
THE 4 Categories
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1
3
4
2
(1) FATTY Breast Tissue
(2) SCATTERED Fibroglandular Densities
(3) Heterogeneous Fibroglandular Density
(4) DENSE Breast Tissue
If YOU are Classified into 3 or 4, You Have Dense Breasts.
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