physiological changes
1. After a woman’s pregnancy, the color of the nipple and areola can deepen from light red to dark brown from early pregnancy. This change is mainly caused by the increase of estrogen and progesterone in the body after pregnancy, which belongs to normal physiological changes.
2. In some women, in the absence of pregnancy, the color of nipples and areola also gradually deepens, changing from pink brown to dark brown. If you do breast examination, you can find no lesions, but this color change suggests that the female has a “transient” increase in estrogen in her body at this time. Maybe after a period of time, due to self-regulation, the estrogen level will return to normal, and the color of nipples and areola will also return to normal, This is still a normal physiological change.
pathological changes
1. After the color of nipple and areola deepens, accompanied by odd itching around both nipples and areola, proliferative lesions or cystic proliferative lesions can be found in bilateral or unilateral breasts during breast physical examination. The deepening color of nipple and areola suggests that the level of estrogen in the body increases. As a target organ, the breast has lesions, which is in line with the law of morbidity.
2. The simple color of nipple and areola deepens, becoming dark brown or dark brown, and even small nodules can be found around the areola gland, forming protrusions. At this time, there is no lesion when checking the breast. Should we consider whether the patient has serious liver disease? This is because the liver function decreases due to liver disease, and estrogen cannot be normally destroyed in the liver, resulting in the deepening of the color of nipples and areola, which is the same as the “spider nevus” and “cinnabar palm” that appear in men with serious liver disease.
3. Female ovaries suffer from some benign tumor, which increases the amount of estrogen secreted by the ovaries, which can deepen the color of the nipples and areola, and at the same time, many small nodules can appear around the areola glands. Such patients should go to gynecology department as soon as possible to find out the cause and treat them in time.
In view of this, we must pay attention to the color changes of nipples and areola during breast examination. It is necessary to make clear whether the color change of nipple and areola is physiological or pathological, and make a clear diagnosis and active treatment according to the characteristics of the change.
What’s wrong with nipple water?
Nipple discharge may only be a normal function of breast function. If that’s true, the nipple water problem can be solved by itself. Avoid irritation to the nipple, for example: frequently check for nipple leakage. Because the stimulation actually makes the problem of leakage persist.
In addition to the normal physiological function of the breast, other causes of nipple water seepage may also be
Mammary gland swelling: mammary gland swelling is the most common cause of nipple outflow.
Papilloma: papilloma is a small benign tumor growing in the lotion duct.
Milk leakage: the nipple water related to milk leakage usually exudes white liquid with clear color.
Injury: the impact of airbag in a car accident or the impact of breast in motion may cause nipple water.
Cysts: women who are secreting milk usually have nipple discharge due to cysts.
Fibrocystic changes: fibrocystic changes of the breast lead to enlargement and fragility of the chest, and exude clear yellow and light green liquid.
Breast cancer: the probability of breast cancer causing nipple discharge is very low, but nipple discharge may also indicate intraductal breast cancer or invasive breast cancer. If your discharge is bloody, spontaneous, and only occurs in one breast, you need to consult a doctor in time.
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