“Do breast cysts go away on their own?”

Hello,

You are asking about breast cysts. You can learn more about these fluid filled sacs which often form in pre-menopausal women. They usually go away when a woman reaches her post menopausal years unless she is taking oral estrogen when they might persist.

Breast cysts do not increase the risk of the development of breast cancer but their presence might decrease the ability to find new breast masses. Usually they do not need treatment unless their size makes them uncomfortable. If this is the case drainage of the fluid may make them less symptomatic.

It is important that mammography and breast examinations be performed as recommended. Any changes should be assessed by your physician. Any questions that you might have should be addressed to your doctor.

Yes, many times breast cysts will resolve on their own without any intervention.

Sometimes they can

Sometimes they do and other times they are permanent. In either case as long as your doctor can be sure they are benign cysts there is no need to do anything about them unless they are very large or hurt

Once you find a large breast cyst on exam, then they typically will not go away on their own. You could have several small cysts that come and go, so yes, I think they can go away in general or if you had some imaging that said you had a small cyst that next year it might not be there. In general, once you find one on your own, it must be pretty large and superficial and the majority of the time those won’t necessarily go away fast enough and people want those drained or removed.

Yes