White discharge around the nipple

During lactation, white secretions often come out of the nipples. This is a very normal disease. The rational factor is the purulent infection caused by mastitis, and the physiological factor is the secretion of milk. However, it is abnormal for women to have secretions from the nipples when they are not lactating, because women's nipples will not secrete milk when they are not lactating. The secretions are mostly caused by infection or other factors.

It is generally divided into two major causes: pathological and physiological.

Pathological factors:

Multiple abortions in women can lead to increased prolactin levels in the body, or poor sleep, long-term medication, long-term oral contraceptives, hyperpituitarism, pituitary microadenoma, and taking anti-stress drugs, etc.

Physiological factors:

Generally, it is due to the stimulation of sexual intercourse that causes a temporary increase in prolactin, which will generally return to normal quickly. Women with amenorrhea will also have nipple secretions, and women with breast hyperplasia will also have nipple secretions and a feeling of swelling, which may be caused by endocrine disorders.

Identification of nipple discharge:

1. Milky secretions: Milky nipple secretions are generally physiological, and are a normal physiological manifestation mainly after weaning or miscarriage.

2. Purulent discharge: Purulent discharge is usually caused by duct ectasia and plasma cell mastitis.

3. Light yellow secretion: This type of secretion is generally common in various breast diseases. In clinical practice, it is usually more common in breast hyperplasia and also indicates the possibility of breast cancer.

4. Bloody secretions: This type of secretions are mostly bright red, light yellow, brown, or coffee-colored. It should be taken seriously as it may be breast cancer or intraductal papilloma. Especially postmenopausal women should pay enough attention to it.

Women should not take nipple discharge lightly, but they don't need to panic either. You should go to the hospital for appropriate examinations as soon as possible to identify the cause and receive symptomatic treatment.