Post Date November, 17 2024
What are the warnings for nipple discoloration? Adult women should have such experiences. The color of nipples when young is very different from after marriage. This is not because there is any disease with the nipple, but because the color of the nipple varies depending on the physical condition. So, what are the warnings for nipple discoloration?
Physiological changes:
After a woman becomes pregnant, the color of the nipples and areolas can deepen from early pregnancy, gradually changing from light red to dark brown. This change is mainly caused by an increase in estrogen and progesterone in the body after pregnancy, and is a normal physiological change.
2. Some women, if not pregnant, will gradually deepen the color of their nipples and areolas, changing from pink brown to dark brown. Breast examination did not detect any lesions, but this color change indicates a temporary increase in estrogen in the female body. Perhaps after a period of time, due to self-regulation, estrogen levels return to normal, and the color of the nipple and areola returns to normal. This is still a normal physiological change.
Pathological changes:
1. After the color of the nipple and areola deepens, accompanied by itching around the double nipple and areola, during breast examination, proliferative lesions or cystic proliferative lesions can be found on both or one side of the breast. The darker color of the nipple and areola indicates an increase in estrogen levels in the body. As a target organ, breast lesions follow the pattern of onset.
2. The simple color of the nipple and areola deepens to a dark brown or deep brown color. Even small nodules can be found around the areola gland, forming protrusions. At this point, there is no lesion during breast examination. Should we consider whether the patient has serious liver disease? This is because liver disease leads to a decrease in liver function, and estrogen cannot be eliminated normally in the liver, resulting in a darker color of the nipple and areola. This is also the case for male patients with severe liver disease, where spider moles and cinnabar palms are the same.
3. Female ovaries suffer from a certain benign tumor, which increases the secretion of estrogen in the ovaries and can cause the color of the nipple and areola to deepen. Many small nodules can appear around the areola. Such patients should receive gynecological treatment as soon as possible, identify the cause, and receive timely treatment.
In view of this, in breast examination, we must pay attention to changes in the color of the nipple and areola. It is necessary to understand whether the changes in nipple and areola color are physiological or pathological, and make clear diagnosis and active treatment based on the characteristics of the changes.
