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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;About 10 days after your period begins is the ideal time to have a &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/having-a-mammogram-430282&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;mammogram&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; done. The breasts are usually less tender at this time, reducing the amount of pain you may experience during the screening.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;About an hour before your mammogram, take an over-the-counter &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/over-the-counter-pain-medication-3120493&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;(OTC) pain medication&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. It can help ease any pain you might experience during the procedure itself. Studies have not yet pinpointed exactly how effective this is, but it can&amp;amp;#39;t hurt.\u00A0&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Switch over to the decaf coffee and soft drinks about a week before your next mammogram, as &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/no-more-painful-mammograms-3522439&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;caffeine can make the breasts more tender.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Pain can often be minimized by something as simple as repositioning the breast. Don&amp;amp;#39;t feel shy about &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/mammogram-guidelines-and-your-health-430184&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;talking the the technician about your pain&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. They may be able to help relieve the pain instantly!&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Source: &amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Imaginis: Mammography on Small Breasts&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;\u00A0&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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