X Hand will help your fingertips glide smoothly over your skin and greatly magnify your sense of touch while performing your self-breasts exam.

Self breast exam aid. Portable/Reusable

X-hand is an assistant tool in doing self-breast exams. It is simple pouch, which fits over the breast to aid the fingertips in gliding over the skin. The pouch reduces friction and gives a smooth movement while magnifying your sense of touch.

How to perform self-breast exam: In order to detect changes or possible problems in your breast at an early stage, it is recommended that all women over the age of 12 should examine their breasts ever month. The best time to do is when the breasts are least tender, normally about a week after menstruation starts. Pregnant, breast-feeding or post-menopausal women should continue self-examination once a month. If you discover a lump or any changes in your breast you should seek medical attention immediately.

	Undress and mark a visual examination of the breasts and nipples according to the following postures separately, looking for changes in their contour, shape, color, skin texture and any evidence of discharge from the nipples. (arms relaxed at side, hands on hips, arms raised above head, and bending forward).
	Standing or sitting, raise your left hand over head and use your right hand to examine the left breast. Use the pads of three fingers to examine every part of the breast tissue by moving them in circles about the size of a dollar coin. Use varying levels of pressure when palpating, from light to deep (pressure will not injure the breast). Do not lift the fingers between palpations, but instead glide them from one spot to the end. Place X-Hand pouch on the breast being examined to help your fingertips glide over the skin.
	Lie on your back. Raise the left hand over your head and examine your left breast according to the above-mentioned method of touch and press. Repeat the same process on the right breast.
	When examining breasts, you should pay special attention to the areas between the top outside quarter of the breasts and the ampits. This iswhere most of the breast tissue is located in the majority of woman