White discharge from nipples

The breasts of women are a very important part of their body. Many women will find that their nipples always have white discharge. Most female friends would think it is normal and ignore it. In fact, there are many factors that cause secretions. It may be due to improper cleansing of the body. Therefore, female friends must clean their bodies regularly. Let’s take a look at what to do if there is always white discharge from your nipples.

This is normal, don't worry too much.

A woman's breasts will secrete milk only after giving birth. However, some unmarried girls or married women who have not yet become pregnant or given birth often find a damp spot on their bras.

In the lower breast, some milky white fluid will flow out from the nipple. It is different from the bloody fluid secreted by patients with breast duct cancer. It is real milk. Girls who have this condition are often too shy to see a doctor.

Timely diagnosis and treatment, or worrying about contracting a "strange disease" which aggravates the symptoms, so it is necessary to give a brief introduction to this phenomenon.

To explain the reason, we must first talk about how milk is produced in normal women after giving birth.

Prolactin is an important substance in milk secretion

It has long been known that the development of women's breasts is mainly affected by the effects of estrogen and progesterone secreted by the ovaries. Estrogen promotes the development of breast lobules, while progesterone promotes the growth of breast ducts. Under the synergistic action of estrogen and progesterone, the breasts gradually develop into a pair of hemispherical protrusions, which not only show the unique beauty of women, but also prepare for breastfeeding after delivery. However, as the research gradually deepened, people found that estrogen and progesterone alone cannot make the breast produce milk. So where does the milk come from, and what controls and regulates it? With the advancement of radioimmunoassay technology, medical personnel have been able to detect a hormone directly related to milk secretion in women's blood - prolactin. It turns out that the secretion of milk is under the control of the nervous system, and is regulated by the reproductive endocrine axis composed of three main links: hypothalamus-pituitary gland-ovary, through the control of prolactin secretion.

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