Multiple fibroadenomas in both breasts

Can you ask for an MRI? With you family history and your fibroadenoma a breast MRI is totally reasonable,  especially if youve been told you have dense breast tissue. If you have to be your own advocate, do it, and fight for it. An MRI is the only way you will know for sure. I was told 5 years ago I didnt meet the criteria for one. I had afibroadenoma which was removed,  I was told I had dense breasts with calcifications, but no family history and every mamogram was normal. I dont want to scare you but in the fall of 2012 I was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, no primary tumor was ever detected. It had moved to my GI tract and ribs.I have been told this is very rare. But I sure wish I had pressed for that MRI back then. Dont be scared from my story , just be your own advocate. We have been trained not question our doctors and those who in authority. But if you dont stand up for yourself no one else will.

Fibroadenomas are always benign and do not ever turn into anything else. The only way they can increase your risk is by obscuring things behind them on mammograms if they are large. If they are big enough to bother you and you are old enough to require annual mammograms it is reasonable to remove them, but the tradeoff is that surgery can cause scar tissue and fat necrosis that may look like cancer on mammograms and lead to callbacks and biopsies.

I'm sorry this consultant is not hearing your concerns.  In the Complementary Medicine forum (see below), there was a topic about iodine and breast issues.  It was locked  but you can read through the discussions.  Maybe do research on this condition and possibly meet with a nutritionist or naturalpath who may provide some dietary guidance.  DO NOTgo off and start taking supplements blindly - - do so with a medical professional guidance of someone who treats this condition.

This is my story. I had a large fibroadenoma removed age 19 - very commonly occurring in young women.  I continued to have very painful lumpy breasts into my 40's described as moderately dense.  Maybe too much info but I had LONG horrible periods with endometriosis symptoms and painful swollen breasts.  I simply used OTC meds for pain relief and lived with it.  Then at age 49 I was diagnosed with stage 2 IDC and still crazy periods.  So hormones and metabolism are involved and maybe there is a better way than how I dealt with it 30 years ago.  I've learned to be more proactive now and to ask questions.  If I feel a particular doctor is not helping me - there is always another to get a 2nd, 3rd opinion.  Good luck!