Why do breasts secrete milk?

That's because the breasts have mammary glands that secrete milk, which allows milk to be squeezed out. Women are more susceptible to breast cancer. If there are lumps in the breast, it is most likely that there is a lesion. Generally, only breastfeeding mothers will secrete milk, and crucian carp soup is particularly effective in increasing milk secretion. For other people who have milk secretion, they should consider whether there is a problem with the breast. Go to the hospital for examination in time and take the right medicine. If the problem is not serious, you can usually just take a rest.

Those who are not pregnant or have not given birth but are secreting milk, or those who have stopped breastfeeding for more than half a year but are still lactating, are all considered to be in a pathological state, regardless of whether they have other obvious discomforts. Common causes are hyperprolactinemia, breast hyperplasia, breast fibroadenoma, etc.

If there is no lump in the breast, the main consideration is that it is caused by hyperprolactinemia, the main manifestations of which are lactation, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, infertility, weight gain, etc. It is recommended that you go to the hospital's gynecology department in the near future to undergo 6 hormone tests, breast B-ultrasound and other related examinations, and a brain CT scan if necessary to rule out the possibility of a pituitary tumor. After finding out the cause, symptomatic treatment can be given.

Different breast diseases will result in different characteristics of discharge. like:

(1) Milky sample. Most of them are physiological, such as in the immediate period after weaning or miscarriage, and are not a manifestation of cancer.

(2) Purulent discharge, mostly caused by duct ectasia and plasma cell mastitis.

(3) Pale yellow discharge is the most common type of discharge and is seen in almost all breast diseases, with fibrocystic breast disease being the most common. Some of them are intraductal papilloma or breast cancer. Therefore, this requires vigilance.

(4) Bloody discharge, which may be bright red, brown, light yellow, brown, etc. This type of discharge is a dangerous signal and should be viewed with high vigilance. 50% to 75% of these discharges are intraductal papilloma and 15% are breast cancer. If bloody discharge occurs after menopause, 75% of the time it is breast cancer.

(5) Clear water overflow, colorless and transparent, occasionally sticky, leaving no trace after overflow. This discharge may be a sign of breast cancer and should be further investigated.

In short, nipple discharge is an important breast symptom, 10% to 15% of which may be breast cancer. If symptoms occur, go to the hospital promptly for treatment and do a smear cytology examination of the discharge.

Nipple discharge is a common symptom of breast disease, and the cause of milk discharge is excessive secretion of prolactin in the body.

Suggestions: It is recommended to actively check to clarify the cause and then treat symptomatically.