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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
The more FAT you have in your breasts, the LESS DENSITY you have.
The more Fibroglandular tissue you have, the MORE DENSITY you have
THE 4 Categories
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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