Why does the areola become larger and the nipple become darker?

What happens when the color of the nipples and areola changes? Under normal circumstances, the nipples and areolas of many female friends are light red or pink-brown. However, the color of most women's nipples and areolas will change, which means that the endocrine system in the female body has begun to undergo some physiological or pathological changes. So what exactly causes this?

1. Pregnancy

Hormonal changes cause the areola to become larger and darker. Even if hormones gradually return to normal after delivery, the size of the areola will never return to its pre-pregnancy state.

2. Overstimulation

Excessive sexual activity, babies sucking breast milk, rubbing the body with a sponge, improper exfoliation, etc. can cause melanin deposition.

3. Sunbathe

Wearing a bikini without sun protection will make the fabric more transparent after entering the water, allowing the sun to have a chance to attack your breasts. Or if you like to wear thin and transparent cute clothes, don’t wear underwear, and don’t use sunscreen, all of which will cause your areola to darken.

4. Wearing rough underwear

Rough underwear material will cause melanin deposition if it rubs the areola constantly.

1. 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.

2. 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. Should we consider whether the patient has more serious liver disease? This is because liver disease causes liver function to decline, 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.

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3. 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.

In view of the above points, when we conduct breast examinations, we must pay attention to the color changes of our nipples and areolas. First of all, we must figure out whether the color changes of the nipples and areolas are physiological or pathological, and make a clear diagnosis based on the characteristics of the pathological changes.