What is the reason for nipple discoloration? Breast care: Avoid long-term use of breast enhancement products

When conducting breast examinations, it is important to pay attention to changes in the color of the nipples and areolas. It is necessary to clarify whether changes in nipple and areola color are physiological or pathological, and make a clear diagnosis and active treatment based on the characteristics of the changes. So the question arises, what is the reason for nipple discoloration? How do women protect their breasts?

What is the reason for nipple discoloration?

1、 Physiological changes

1. Some women, even without pregnancy, gradually darken the color of their nipples and areolas, turning from pink brown to dark brown. No lesions were found during breast examination. However, this color change indicates that the woman's estrogen levels have increased temporarily. After a period of time, due to her own regulation, estrogen levels return to normal, and the color of her nipples and areolas also returns to normal. This is still a normal physiological change.

2. After a woman becomes pregnant, the color of her nipples and areolas can deepen from light red to dark brown starting from early pregnancy. This change is mainly due to an increase in estrogen and pregnancy hormones in the body after pregnancy, which is a normal physiological change.

2、 Pathological changes

1. Women with certain benign tumors in the ovaries can increase the amount of estrogen secreted by the ovaries, deepen the color of the nipple and areola, and have many small nodules around the areola glands. Patients with this condition should seek medical attention from a gynecology department as soon as possible, identify the cause, and seek timely treatment.

2. After the color of the nipples and areolas deepens, itching occurs around both nipples and areolas. During breast examination, proliferative or cystic lesions can be found in both or one breast. Deepening the color of the nipple and areola indicates an increase in estrogen levels in the body, which is consistent with the pattern of breast disease as a target organ.

3. The nipple and areola are simply darkened in color, becoming dark brown or dark brown, and even small nodules can be observed around the areola gland, forming protrusions. At this time, there is no pathological change during breast examination. Should one consider whether the patient has a relatively serious liver disease? This is because liver disease causes a decrease in liver function, and estrogen cannot be normally dissolved in the liver, causing the color of nipples and areolas to deepen. This is similar to the "spider nevi" and "cinnabar palm" seen in male patients with severe liver disease.

How do women protect their breasts?

1. Do not wear inappropriate bras or bras