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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
No, I haven’t done a mammogram before, but I’m also 27. My lady dr feels them tho every time I go in for a physical. Not quite the same thing, I know, but I really ought to get them done since my grandma had a cancerous nodule that had to be surgically removed a while back.
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I think 40 years old is a usual age to start having mammograms, but your gynecologist will let you know when they suggest your first. I think the age varies according to gynecologist preference or breast exam results, or family history. I think I had a "baseline" at 38. It's not a big deal exam. [Not that uncomfortable.] They're important though. Many times they want to "double check" a result with more imaging or an ultrasound. That shouldn't immediate scare people.
I don't really have a family history of breast cancer. The only person in my family who had it was my grandfather's sister and she survived it. That was probably back in the 1970s.