Post Date November, 16 2024
Breasts are particularly important organs in the body of female friends, and they should be taken care of carefully, but abnormal phenomena can also occur. One of them is nipple discharge, which must be checked immediately.
What is nipple discharge like
1. During pregnancy, many expectant mothers' bodies undergo many changes. Due to factors such as pregnancy hormones, milk like fluid flows out of the nipples, and white (with milky white) fluid also flows out when pressing on the nipples with hands, known as nipple discharge. There are two types of nipple discharge in medicine: physiological discharge and pathological discharge.
2. Physiological discharge often occurs during pregnancy, lactation, or after weaning, with a small amount of discharge on one or both sides. The discharge color is mostly white milk samples, and usually the nipple discharge is physiological discharge. As the symptoms disappear at the end of pregnancy and lactation, pregnant women do not need to worry too much.
3. In addition, women who experience small amounts of nipple discharge due to compression during premenopausal or postmenopausal periods, as well as those who take certain medications and cause nipple discharge, are also physiological phenomena. In addition to normal secretion of milk during pregnancy and lactation, intermittent and persistent nipple discharge from one or more ducts on one or both sides, from several months to several years, all belong to pathological discharge. This discharge can cause pain when touched, and can cause certain harm to the body. Over time, lesions may also occur, so timely detection and care should be taken.
Etiology of nipple discharge
1. Diseases of the diencephalon or pituitary gland, such as tumors in the diencephalon and its surrounding tissues, prolactinomas, pineal tumors, pituitary hyperfunction, acromegaly, etc;
2. Endocrine system diseases, such as primary hypothyroidism and adrenal tumors;
3. Chest diseases, such as chronic mastitis, chest herpes zoster, etc;
4. The side effects of drugs, such as chlorpromazine, morphine, reserpine, motiline, metoclopramide, and contraceptive pills, can cause hormonal disorders in the human body, stimulate prolactin secretion, and lead to breast discharge;
5. Local stimulation of the breast and systemic stress reactions, such as frequent play or sucking on the nipple, severe psychological trauma, and other factors, can also lead to a transient increase in prolactin, leading to breast discharge.
Classification of nipple discharge
