The prevalence of breast disease in girls in the city of Moscow

Abstract

Preservation of reproductive health is relevant practical direction of national health care. There are presented data on the prevalence of various forms of breast pathology in girls of the various age attending preschools and schools institutions in the city of Moscow. There was executed the screening examination of 753 girls at the age of 3-17 years. Among all the examined girls the prevalence of various forms of breast pathology acounted of 190‰. The first place ranking in the structure of morbidity rate ther ewa sheld by mastalgia (46,5‰), mastopathy (45,2‰), solitary cyst (38,5 ‰) and premature isolated thelarche (25,2‰). The prevalence of breast pathology in girls of 8-17 years accounted of 216,9 ‰. According to the frequency of occurrence leading positions are occupied by: mastopathy - 65,3‰, mastalgia - 61,4‰ and solitary cyst - 53,7‰. Performed studies testify to the importance of mammography examination of girls at different ages.