What is the normal color of the areola?

Women should pay attention to protecting their breast health, because many breast diseases now threaten women. The color of the areola is rose-red during adolescence, and the pigmentation deepens to dark brown during pregnancy and lactation, so it is important to understand the difference.

1. The diameter of the areola is about 3-4cm, and the color varies. It is rose red during puberty, and the pigmentation deepens during pregnancy and lactation, becoming dark brown. The size and color of the areola vary greatly among different female individuals.

2. The size and color of the areola vary greatly among different female individuals. Usually, people with fair skin tend to have pink areola, while people with darker skin tend to have brown areola. If you are black, your areola will tend to be dark brown or black.

Usually the areola changes with a woman's physiology and physical condition, so it is also one of the signals of physical health.

3. Pathological changes:

a. The color of the nipples and areolas deepens, accompanied by severe itching around the nipples and areolas. During breast examination, hyperplastic lesions or cystic hyperplastic lesions may be found in both or one breast. The darkening of the color of the nipple and areola indicates an increase in the level of estrogen in the body. It is consistent with the law of disease occurrence for the breast, which is a target organ.

b. The color of the nipple and areola simply deepens to dark brown or black brown. Even small nodules may be found around the areola glands, forming protrusions. At this time, there is no lesion when examining the breasts. One should consider whether the patient has a more serious liver disease. This is because liver disease causes decreased liver function, and estrogen cannot be normally broken down in the liver, causing the nipples and areolas to darken in color, which is exactly the same as the "spider nevi" and "cinnabar palms" that appear in men with severe liver disease.

c. When a woman's ovaries suffer from certain benign tumors, the amount of estrogen secreted by the ovaries increases, which can cause the color of the nipples and areola to darken, and many small nodules may appear around the areola glands. Such patients should see a gynecologist as soon as possible to find out the cause and receive timely treatment.