- SCHEDULE YOUR MAMMOGRAM A WEEK AFTER YOUR PERIOD (WHEN BREAST ARE LESS TENDER) 7 TO 10 DAYS BEFORE MENSTRUATION.
- DO NOT WEAR TALCUM POWDER, DEODORANT, LOTION OR PERFUME UNDER YOUR ARMS OR ON YOUR BREASTS.THESE SUBSTANCES CAN CAUSE ARTIFACTS ON YOUR MAMMOGRAM, MAKING THE IMAGES HARDER TO INTERPRET (ALUMINUM FLECKS IN SOME POWDERS AND DEODORANTS CAN MIMIC MACROCALCIFICATIONS ON THE X-RAY IMAGE).
- WEAR 2 PIECE OUTFIT SO THAT YOU ONLY HAVE TO REMOVE YOUR TOP AND BRA FOR THE EXAMINATION; A BLOUSE WHICH BUTTONS IN THE FRONT IS OPTIMAL SINCE IT CAN BE EASILY REMOVED, WHILE PULLOVER TOPS ARE LESS CONVINIENT.
- REMOVE ANY NECK JEWELRY.
- INFORM YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU ARE PREGNANT.
- PLEASE BRING YOUR REFERRAL FROM YOUR DOCTOR.
- IF POSSSIBLE BRING YOUR PREVIOUS MAMMOGRAM WITH YOU, OR BRING A LIST OF WHEN YOU HAVE HAD PREVIOUS MAMMOGRAMS WITH YOU TO YOIUR APPOINTMENT.
- 40 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE TEST.
- PATIENTS WITHOUT ENDORSEMENTS / REFERAL LETTER SHOULD FILL UP OUR WAIVER.
- OPTIONAL: DRINKING OF COFFEE, TEA, ENERGY DRINKS AND CHOCOLATES.