Vascular Display Grades increase with dilation and inflammation in the breasts.
Vascular Display Grades are a unique component of Preventive Thermography and are not available from basic thermographers.
Your interpretive report includes grayscale images depicting the vascular dilation in the breasts and a Vascular Display Grade, which increases with breast inflammation. A higher than expected Vascular Display Grade indicates a need for testing for metabolic and detoxification issues that increase risk.
Common causes of a higher than expected Vascular Display Grade include a diet high in processed foods and/or low in fiber, chronic stress, poor liver function, inadequate sleep, lack of physical exercise, and MTHFR gene mutation, which affects ~40% of women. If a woman has a higher than expected Vascular Display Grade, she can consult a functional hormone health provider for proper testing, i.e. DUTCH, and expert advice, which may include nutraceutical support.
In addition, chronic: pain, stress, hormonal imbalance, allergy, illness, (low-grade) infection, exposure to foods/chemicals for which one is sensitive can also affect nervous and/or immune/lymphatic system function creating mottling. When the vascular display grade is at a 3 or 4, all of these factors should be considered.
Vascular Display Grades at Preventive Thermography:
Grade 1 is commonly seen in postmenopausal women, while Grade 2 is commonly seen between puberty and menopause. Grade 3 and 4 is considered high, but normal during lactation, pregnancy, and nursing.
Since there are potentially multiple factors that can contribute to increased blood flow to the breasts and/or increased breast lymphatic inflammation, it is important that clients consult with a functional health provider to correlate thermal findings with the client’s particular situation before deciding on any course of action.
Example: Indications of Treatment Effectiveness
Example: Effect of Birth Control Pills
NOTE: Preventive Thermography does not treat or diagnose. While clients may be imaged at Preventive Thermography with the images analyzed/interpreted by its interpretive service provider, any treatment and/or diagnoses obtained by the client are through his/her health provider(s).