Women Will Be Notified Of Breast Density After a Mammogram: What to Know

“The levels of density are characterized based on the composition of fat and dense breast tissue, Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, double board certified OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist and director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, told Healthline. “Heterogeneous dense [means] that most of the breast tissue is dense, but some areas are fatty. Extremely dense [means] most of the tissue is dense, with little fatty tissue,” Gaither explained.

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