A link between breast changes and … UTIs?
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's health is often talked about in terms of major, life-altering events like pregnancy and menopause. A new study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) underscores the importance of considering everyday occurrences' impact on women's well-being.
- The scientists found that UTIs in mice can provoke a bodily response that results in structural changes in breast tissue.
- Cyrill notes that the breast changes that the team observed in mice with UTIs "were not directly caused by the infection itself.
- Hormonal changes during pregnancy and menopause are known factors that can influence breast cancer risk .
- They're now looking at how other changes women go through in their lifetimes might unexpectedly influence breast tissue.