Nipple Discharge?

MYBE YOU NEED 2 GO 2 THE DOCTOR

I have it to. but I went to the doctor for it. she said that its just a sign that your going through purberty. its nothing to worry about.

I think that you might want to go to the doctors, you don’t want to wait until its to late if it is something to worry about. I’ve never heard of nipple discharge, but it might be possible. I don’t really know. but good luck with whatever you do. :]

it’s a sign of breast cancer, if it’s white, yellow or like blood color..

I have nipple discharge too! and have nipple piercings but I just took them out after I noticed the discharge. I have an appointment at the doctors this week, its mainly clear but sometimes a watery white substance :S

my breast is sore I have no lumps, I’ve been trying to find out about what it could be but I cant find a single thing on it except ‘you may be pregnant’ O_o which cant be right since I’ve just came off the depo provera and going back on the pill on wednesday!

I have nipple discharge and I havent had my period in 5month and really bad pains in my stumpits . and I’ve had bady test and they all came out negtive

:O I got that to !!!

im scared I dunno what to do … im to embarissed to go docs

:(

Unexpected nipple discharge can be worrisome, but it doesn’t often indicate a serious underlying disease. Here’s a look at common triggers of nipple discharge. Because your breast is a gland, your nipples may occasionally secrete fluids, even if you’ve never been pregnant. Cancer is rarely the underlying cause, but other conditions that require treatment may be. To find the cause, you’ll need to see your doctor.

What is nipple discharge? Unless you’re lactating, fluid seeping out of your nipple is referred to as nipple discharge. Non-milk discharge comes out of your breasts through the same nipple openings that carry milk. On each of your nipples is a cluster of about ten of these openings.

One or both breasts may produce a nipple discharge, either spontaneously or when you squeeze your nipples or breasts. A nipple discharge may look milky, or it may be yellow, green, brown or bloody. The consistency of nipple discharge varies from thick and sticky to thin and watery.

Your chances of having nipple discharge increase as you get older and with the number of pregnancies you’ve had.

Your doctor’s assessment When you go to a doctor to have nipple discharge checked out, you’ll need to give a detailed description of what’s going on. Specifically:

What color is the discharge? How much discharge is there? Does it happen in one or both breasts? Does the discharge appear to come from one opening in your nipple or multiple openings? Is the discharge spontaneous, or does it happen only when you squeeze your nipple? Do you have any other signs and symptoms, such as fever, redness, pain in the breast, headaches or vision changes? Have you recently experienced an injury to the chest? What medications do you take? Based on this information and a physical exam, you might need additional testing to help pinpoint the underlying cause. Such testing might include a blood test, mammography, a breast ultrasound, a special type of X-ray (ductogram) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Your doctor might collect a sample of the fluid to send to a lab for analysis. However, even after lab analysis, further evaluation may be necessary.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nipple-… Types of Breast Nipple Discharge Discharge color Duct involvement Risk Evaluation Milky more than one galactorrhea due to medicines or anovulation confirm fat globules in the discharge, draw a serum TSH and prolactin for thyroid and hypothalamic disorders Clear, watery or yellowish one duct breast cancer or fibrocystic breast condition exam, mammogram, ductogram and cytology if no mass Clear, watery or yellowish multiple ducts or bilateral fibrocystic breast condition exam, mammogram Pink, rusty or bloody one or more ducts intraductal papilloma, in situ or invasive breast cancer exam, mammogram, ductogram greenish black or brown, sticky, tarry one duct mammary duct ectasia, breast cancer exam, mammogram, ductogram greenish black or brown, sticky, tarry more than one duct mammary duct ectasia exam, mammogram, creamy, pus-like (purulent) any ducts infection, abscess, mastitis antibiotics followed by mammography upon clearing

When the doctor evaluates you for a clear or milky discharge, the most important step is to assign the discharge to either a physiologic one or a pathologic one, I.e., hormonal or due to some disease or condition. One way to do this in the office is to touch a glass slide to the discharge, add a drop of any colored stain such as methylene blue, iodine, gram stain dye etc., and put on a cover slip to look at the slide under the microscope. If round fat globules are seen, this is a lactational discharge due to endocrine causes. No further work up with mammograms, ductography or cytology needs to be performed. If no fat globules are seen, then it needs to be evaluated like a clear discharge.

All breast nipple discharges should be evaluated by a physician and if they persist, even though thought to be due to benign causes, they need to be reevaluated with studies on a regular basis. http://www.wdxcyber.com/nbreast7.htm

EDIT: breast cancer doesnt run in my family, and I occaisionally see a little bit of that clear stuff or my other breast…

thanks