Getting your first mammogram can seem intimidating. After all, the idea of having your breasts briefly squeezed or compressed does seem a little scary. And if you've never had a mammogram before, it's understandable to have questions about how the process works and whether mammograms hurt. At a basic level, a mammogram is a procedure that takes an X-ray of your breast, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Doctors use a mammogram to look for early signs of breast cancer. And guidelines suggest that women and those assigned female at birth should start getting screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40 (ten years earlier than previously recomm
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