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Do you have any of the following symptoms? If you do, evaluate those symptoms first.

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Do you have symptoms of a breast infection?

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Do you still have symptoms of a breast infection after taking antibiotics for 3 or 4 days?

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Do you have breast pain that is not related to your menstrual cycle?

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Do you think your breast problem may be caused by a medicine?

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Do you have a lump in your breast or change in the size or shape of a breast?

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Do you have any other breast problem?

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