Mastopathy is a widespread disease and is mostly developed in premenopausal and climacteric periods. Nevertheless, the possibility of illness is high also with young women who haven’t given a birth or have done it few times. Morphological changes generated during the disease are ascribed to nervous hormonal balance disorders which mostly depend on the hormonal influence of ovaries. Most of the breast dishormonal diseases can generally be regarded benign though there are certain kinds among them which are considered pre-cancer diseases and to differentiate and treat them is of huge practical significance.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

82 patients suffering from mastopathy have been taken under our surveillance for ten years. 38 of them were 20 to 40 years old, married, given birth, 31 were 41 to 55 years old, married and given birth, 13 of them 17 to 60 years old, not married. Four of the patients who have turned to us had been operated on before: the illness has repeated with double mammae at that.
For treatment the patients have been given herbal infusion per oral and herbal ointment made of herb roots on the basis of wine for local use on mamma. Both liquid infusion and ointment are made of herbal medicine are enumerated in medieval Armenian medical manuscripts. The used herbal medicine is permitted for usage in our republic as well as the other republics of the former USSR. At the same time it has technical provisions issued by the “National Institute of Standards” of the RA and approved by the Ministry of Healthcare (issued on 18.02.2002).
The cereal-like ointment with wine smell is easy to apply. It doesn’t generate any side effect but has absorbing and anti-inflammatory features. While using, a thin layer of it is applied directly on the diseased breast skin. In order to keep it wet for a longer time one should cover it with tracing paper or cellophane and bandage. It is desirable to apply the ointment at night and leave it on the breast till morning. In case of little irritation of the skin or itch you can apply any neutral cream or vegetable oil.
The infusion that has a hormonal balance regulation trait as well as diuretic, absorbing, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour qualities is used 4 times a day half the cup on an empty stomach.

RESULTS AND ANALYSIS OF THE TREATMENT

Using the herbal medicine for treatment of different forms of mastopathy (fibrosis, pimpled and mixed) helps eliminating the ache, suction of tumours or diminution is vivid during 2,5-3 months (by present methods 8-10 months), elimination of defecation from nipples (blood, serum, pus). Sizes of tumours were up to 7-10cm. Before turning for treatment the patients were examined in mammographic or other diagnostic centers. They have been under care of oncologists. Examinations were carried out during the treatment and after it as well (mammography, sonography).
None of the 82 women treated by us during ten years has been operated on, no repetitions were observed, healing-period has been cut down 2-3 times, the patients haven’t taken hormonal drugs which often generate fatness, disorder of menstrual cycle, overgrowing with hair and so on. (At our examinations we have noticed that mastopathy is more often a disease of young women).
In case of after-birth mastopathy the temperature decreases, aches ascend, oedema is absorbed, redness of skin disappears, and during 2-3 days the inflammatory process regresses.
Thanks to the anti-inflammatory, anti-oncological, diuretic, hormonal balance regulating, absorbing and anesthetic features the ointment promotes quick and safe recovery of mastopathy.