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Breast Self Examination (BSE) Pad

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What is the BSE Pad?
The BSE pad is a soft ultra-thin latex free polyurethane pad with a special lubricant sealed inside. The BSE pad was designed to help women perform their monthly breast self-examinations with confidence and accuracy, and detect any changes in their breasts at the earliest possible time.

How does the BSE Pad work?
The lubricant contained within the pad reduces friction and greatly enhances the sense of touch. This dramatically heightened sensitivity can help a woman detect any lumps or changes in breast tissue that she might not detect without the pad.

Presently, seventy one million American women do not perform breast self examinations for a variety of reasons including lack of confidence, not knowing what to look for, limited tactile sensitivity with a bare hand, fear of finding an abnormality, and discomfort in touching their own breasts.

Because every Body Matters
Although ninety-six percent of women are aware of the importance of breast self examinations, only twenty-nine percent perform self-exams on a regular basis.

"When I first brought home "The BSE Pad", I didn't use it for six months because I didn't feel confident that I would be able to detect a lump on my own," said Mary G. of Chevy Chase, Maryland. "Once I started using it, I was amazed at how the pad was able to enhance my sense of touch. "The BSE Pad" helped me find a lump that both a mammogram and my doctor had missed."