No specific preparation is required. Please do not use powders, talc, lotion or deodorant on the breast and in the underarm area. For your comfort and convenience, two piece outfits are recommended. If you have had mammograms in the past at any other facility, you will be asked to bring the films with you to your scheduled exam.

You should describe any breast symptoms or problems with your private doctor as well as the technologist performing the examination. The technologist will make special notation of your symptoms and history in your chart. This information will be of value to the physician who will interpret your mammogram. Interpretations of a mammogram can be difficult because a normal breast can appear differently for each woman.

Annual mammograms, when used as a screening tool, are able to detect pre-clinical breast cancers before they can be felt on exam. The current recommendation is no longer to have a “baseline” done between the age of 35 and 40, but that your first screening mammogram should be done at age 40. If you have a strong family history of breast cancer (your mother or sister) you should start your mammograms five years before she was diagnosed, if that is under the age of 40.

If you are diabetic, and on glucophage and/or glucovance, please contact our office as soon as possible. This exam requires a bowel cleansing. The day before the exam, eat a light lunch and dinner, without any roughage. At your pharmacy, buy Ducolax tablets or a ten ounce bottle of magnesium citrate. Sometime between 6:00 and 8:00pm the evening before the exam take either four (4) Dulcolax tablets or the bottle of magnesium citrate. On the day of the exam, do not eat solid food.

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On the day of the exam you should not have any caffeine. That would mean no coffee, tea, cola’s, chocolate or any other form of caffeine. It’s alright to eat and drink on the day of the exam but you should have only light meals. far as medication goes, you should continue to take any medication you are on. You do not need to change your medication schedule for the exam. If you have any particular questions about your medication you should give us a call or your physician a call.

To prepare for a mammogram, you should dress comfortably in a two-piece outfit. (You will need to undress from the neck to the waist.) Please do not apply powders, deodorants or creams to your underarms or breasts – they may interfere with the clarity of an X-ray.

Answer: Allow yourself at least a few months to prepare for the exam. Keep up with your reading and look for articles related to the exam knowledge areas. To help you study, ACHE publishes a number of texts that address the knowledge areas on the exam. There is also a written tutorial and an online tutorial study course available for individuals preparing for the exam. For more information on the tutorial or online course, contact the Division of Membership, at (312) 424-9400.

No. She must enroll in the program and have a clinical breast exam at a participating Early Detection Works screening site. That site will order her mammogram after her exam. The report will be sent to the health care professional who examined her for the appropriate follow-up. No. A woman may refuse to have a clinical breast exam and sign a refusal. The CBE is, however, strongly recommended. A woman may also request only breast screening.

Often times, additional imaging, such as ultrasound, is required so the radiologist can view the breast more comprehensively. This is just routine and does not automatically mean you have cancer.