How to Use mastitis in a Sentence

mastitis

noun
  • The bra aims to optimize breast health and prevent common issues like mastitis and clogged ducts.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
  • That said, a fever could also be a sign of a breast infection called mastitis or another illness.
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • The Luyendyks have spent many days in the hospital over the last two months between Lauren's mastitis and the birth of the twins.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2021
  • What about babies’ ear infections or breastfeeding moms’ mastitis?
    — Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Lauren, meanwhile, battled a severe case of mastitis in July.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The horse has mastitis, and James takes care of it, so that’s fine, and Tristan does not get to play croquet because of something to do with the grass.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
  • There have been a hundred times more scientific studies written about preventing mastitis in cows than in women.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Failure to express milk regularly can also lead to a breast infection called mastitis.
    — Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Whitehouse has also launched a yoga e-book and is developing a breast pad that vibrates to reduce mastitis in nursing mothers.
    — Jane Hanson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • She's done that in the past with her home remedy for mastitis, an often painful inflammation of the breast tissue that is common in breastfeeding.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The disease can also cause oophoritis or mastitis, which respectively mean inflammation in the ovaries or breasts.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the mama dog arrived at the shelter in rough shape, in need of food and treatment for mastitis, or inflammation in her mammary glands.
    — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
  • Shepard came to Bell's rescue when the actress was dealing with mastitis, or a build-up of milk in her breast duct, after one of her daughters had stopped nursing.
    — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Jenna Dewan is trying a host of home remedies to clear up a case of mastitis — a common, painful infection that can be caused by breastfeeding.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
  • At the time of the confirmation, the ewe had symptoms of the infection in the way of mastitis, inflammation of the mammary glands.
    — Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Everything Bra, which was designed for all-day comfort and helps to potentially lower the risk of mastitis and clogged ducts.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Modi was a new mom in 2016, when her hopes for a seamless breastfeeding journey was upended by mastitis and a raging fever.
    — Gemma Allen, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Breastfeeding moms can develop mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that often causes pain and swelling.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
  • These mothers shared vulnerable, deeply personal thoughts about topics such as mastitis and feeling annoyed with their kids, but they largely weren’t getting paid.
    — Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
  • Women suffering from mastitis may also experience breast tenderness and redness, skin changes, fever, or chills.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Currin’s females, her breasts are gargantuan, just rounded mastitis masses.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2021
  • And the initial presentation of granulomatous mastitis may appear to be a breast cancer.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The actress also suffered from mastitis, a painful infection of the breast tissue which often occurs within the first six to 12 weeks after giving birth.
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2017
  • Females can develop oophoritis, which is inflammation of the ovaries, and/or mastitis, which is inflammation of breast tissue.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • So far, things have turned out fine — I’ve only been billed a $150 copayment for my ER trip, and the mastitis cleared up a few days after the visit.
    — Sarah Kliff, Vox, 21 Sep. 2018
  • That test has like a 90% sensitivity for detecting what’s called subclinical mastitis.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Another client, Michelle Galanek, developed mastitis, a breast infection, followed by an abscess shortly after her second child was born.
    — Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News, 19 May 2022
  • For the next phase of research, Ramanan’s lab proposed further exploration of mastitis, a common infection during breastfeeding.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For example, milk can be contaminated by manure or environmental filth, infections of the udder such as mastitis or from surfaces during the milking process.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Abnormal milk and mastitis, an inflammatory response to infection, are common.
    — Todd Cornish, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024

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