How Serious Breast Density Can Be?

The question must be hitting upon your mind that is the breast density actually a thing to worry about? The answer cannot be told with certainty.
Though it can mask cancer cells, it has been found to be a normal process that occurs in certain cases. Scientists have analyzed that in following types of situations are known to lead to breast density:
• When women are pregnant
• When women are breastfeeding
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• It might be hereditary too. If your mother had dense breasts, you might also have them.
Moreover, in following two situations, you are likely to get dense breast tissues:
• When you are young. It has been found that density of breasts varies with age. Young women tend to have breasts more dense than the women with older age. The breasts of women lose density over the course of age, though not always.
• When you are taking hormonal therapy.
• When you are taking birth control pills.
Now owing to the question: “whether it is harmful or not?” Scientists are yet to ascertain the relationship of dense breast tissues with breast cancer. However, it is hypothesized that women with dense breast tissues, though with no apparent risk factors of breast cancer, are more likely to have it than those with fatty breasts.