Content
- When a sign is not a sign of pathology
- What creates the separation?
- childbearing
- after lactation
- Short-term hormonal changes
- Why there is a pathology
- hormonal disruptions
- galactorrhea
- Mechanical damage
- Mastitis or abscess
- disease of the breast
- ectasia
- breast papilloma
- Cancer
Women's breasts are very vulnerable to various diseases. While some disorders are caused by age, others occur even in young girls. Discharge from the breasts were one of the first signals pathology. Knowing the characteristics of the normal and hazardous liquid from the nipple, and the reasons for discharge, the woman will be able in time to pay attention to their health and begin treatment under medical supervision.
When a sign is not a sign of pathology
Appear allocation benign nature of the following reasons:
- a specific period of the menstrual cycle (discharge from the breasts before menstruation);
- increase excitation during intercourse (orgasm);
- childbearing (body prepared for lactation);
- lactation;
- addictive glands after weaning;
- puberty (adolescent).
The appearance of the liquid substance from the nipple is characteristic not for every woman. It has a great influence:
- age;
- the number of pregnancies;
- hormonal condition;
- heredity;
- general state of health.
The emergence of clear discharge from the breast often causes:
- strong pressure on the areola or breast;
- hormone therapy;
- reception of contraceptives;
- Wearing the wrong bra;
- physical exertion;
- procedure in the hospital (ductography, mammography, etc...);
- antidepressants;
- lowering blood pressure;
- recent medical, surgical or spontaneous abortion.
But the discharged liquid should not have a distinctive color, smell and cause pain. Doctors recommend to seek advice if the situation is constantly observed, and the amount of secretion increases.
What creates the separation?
A woman's breast contains milk ducts, which are located between the fibrous and fatty tissue. Each channel has an opening at the tip of the nipple. All women number of individual ducts, but the maximum number can be up to fifteen. Through the milk ducts to produce not only milk and colostrum, but the physiological secretion.
In the absence of disease, the adverse influence of external factors whitish transparent secretions of the mammary glands is inherent in the following state:
- scarce and abundant;
- thick and watery;
- sticky or mucous.
Any homogeneous consistency of the secretion of the channels is the norm, but only on a transparent background color and a small amount of liquid. If the selection is too much, it is not recommended to postpone a visit to mammalogy.
To a certain state has its own rules of physiological indicators secret:
- Scanty, thick (one or two drops). It is noted with pressure on the chest in young girls and women not giving birth a few days before menstruation and during heightened sexual arousal.
- Not very abundant, liquid. Characteristic of older women giving birth and the ladies, but do not exclude the appearance of a thick liquid.
- Viscous. Colostrum occurs during gestation, infant feeding and for several years after the cessation of lactation (individual parameter).
childbearing
appearance discharge from the breasts during pregnancy note not all expectant mothers, but a similar phenomenon is observed gynecologists in every second or third patient. The secret is milk or slightly yellow tint, speaking predictor of breast milk.
Read the article at the link, when it begins to stand out colostrum during pregnancy.
Hatching fruit woman notices gradual increase in bust due to high production of the hormone prolactin, which causes increased generation of glandular tissue.
There have been spin-off, similar to colostrum, just before the birth, but it is possible situation where a liquid or yellowish white color occurs in the second trimester. After the birth of the child takes a few days to begin the synthesis of milk.
May indicate a pathology such signs:
- fluid production from one breast (left, right);
- Breast rise in the volume of irregularly;
- sensation of heterogeneity (tuberosity) of the bust;
- strongly pale red skin or chest;
- separation provoke unpleasant sensations (general weakness, fever).
These symptoms indicate that a woman is an urgent need to go to the hospital and get tested. The doctor will be able to timely detect the failure and prevent problems with gestation.
after lactation
Non-dairy nature of the fluid from the nipple after a woman stopped to breastfeed, characterized by the following features:
- The first few months. It allowed the emergence of milk, the production of which must disappear on their own in 2-3 months. It is advisable to gradually wean a baby from breastfeeding.
- One year later. In some women, the appearance of fluid from the nipple can be observed up to a year. In some cases, the doctor prescribes a special drugs (bromocriptine, Parlodel, Dostinex).
No need to panic if you press on your nipples after feeding the liquid is released. Some time prolactin is produced in large quantities, so the appearance of white discharge from the nipples will be celebrated until the body gradually comes to prenatal norm.
Short-term hormonal changes
Discharge from the mammary gland often act on pressure receiving consequence contraceptive pills or hormone treatment therapy. The body to get used to the new state will be in the first three months. If during this time the situation has stabilized, it is necessary to consult with your doctor about the pills replacement or termination of therapy.
To talk about the end of the adaptation period can, if breast swelling after menstruation It is absent, and only released from the nipple transparent liquid in a small quantity.
Why there is a pathology
In normal health to see the fluid from the breast woman can, if you put pressure on your nipples. Their stimulation leads to the production of oxytocin and that this hormone stimulates reduction of the milk ducts and the appearance of one or two drops of nipples.
The reasons for discharge from the breast with pressure often associated with various pathologies:
- chest injury;
- hormonal disruptions;
- galactorrhea;
- inflammatory process;
- intraductal papilloma;
- Breast cyst;
- ectasia;
- fibrocystic disease (breast);
- malignant tumor;
- teat cancer;
- abscess;
- mastitis.
hormonal disruptions
Endocrine glands are responsible for regulating the hormonal balance. Therefore, from the breast discharge observed at the abuse of the thyroid and pituitary glands, when prolactin content in the blood increases.
The high level of the hormone responsible for lactation, observed on the background of thyroid dysfunction and pituitary adenoma. Because of these diseases liquid from the teat resembles milk does not contain blood clots, or pigments.
The appearance of white or clear discharge from the breast, associated with endocrine diseases, often accompanied by unstable monthly. In some women, without timely treatment monthly menstruation disappear completely.
Aggravate the condition of the endocrine system are:
- addictions (cigarettes, alcohol);
- systemic viral diseases;
- lack of sleep;
- improper diet;
- adverse environmental conditions;
- high fatigue;
- hormonal preparations.
galactorrhea
This disease is a condition in which the fluid release from the mammary gland is not preceded by a period of lactation. The emergence of milk or colostrum in non-pregnant or nursing women are most often associated with endocrine disorders, but does not rule out other causes:
- problems with the central nervous system;
- hyperprolactinemia;
- pituitary cancer;
- generating a violation of adrenal hormones;
- tumor in the adrenal glands;
- dysfunction of the hypothalamus;
- problems with the ovaries;
- abuse of drugs and herbal remedies.
Treatment galaktorei doctor selects on the basis of brain diagnostic results, thyroid and other designated tests.
Mechanical damage
For chest injury without damaging the skin characterized by the appearance of bleeding and breast pain in the affected area. Damage to provoke a blow on the wheel of the car, push in the crowd sharp compression bruises.
Unpleasant symptoms, including abundant or spotting liquid from the nipple blood, celebrated for two days, and then will disappear. If the situation does not improve, then the woman should consult a medical facility for examination.
Serious injury often provoke abscess, against which there is subcutaneous accumulation of pus. But do not confuse purulent discharge with clots of yellow color, which show the full gradual healing.
Mastitis or abscess
These diseases are often confused with each other because of the similar symptoms and occurrence of factors, but there is a difference:
- Mastitis. The inflammatory process in a woman's breast without a clear localization.
- Abscess. Collection of pus in the breast, limited capsule.
Can get infected as follows:
- damage to the nipple after feeding the baby;
- infection during trauma.
Still provokes inflammation:
- stagnation of milk;
- hypothermia bust.
Discover the basic sign of pathology is not difficult. It is easy enough to press on her nipples in turn, will then leave a certain amount of yellowish or greenish discharge from the breast with pus.
Besides purulent discharge from the breast, the following symptoms may occur:
- increase in cancer;
- redness of the skin;
- a sharp increase in body temperature;
- soreness in the area of the bust;
- fatigue.
In the initial stage of the disease can be sufficiently therapy based on antibiotics, but strongly launched Cases are cause for surgical opening of the milk ducts, followed by removal of clusters pus.
disease of the breast
This woman's disease often characterized by the appearance of yellow discharge from the breast, which can acquire a muddy hue. And sometimes patients marked green liquid, and in the most severe cases it is possible occurrence of dark discharge from the breast.
Additional symptoms:
- swelling of the bust;
- pain;
- problems with hormones.
ectasia
Expansion lactiferous duct protrudes consequence, when the channels for various reasons, been able to isolate a large number of thick liquid. If the disease is accompanied by an inflammatory process, the woman may notice a minor amount of green precipitates of the pressure-sensitive breast.
After forty years of the expansion of the milk ducts is characterized by blood, brown and black discharge from the breast.
breast papilloma
This tumor is benign and her background may stand out the most liquid of various colors. Is formed between the juice and the very beginning of the milk ducts. Important symptom - is the emergence of dense bleeding from his chest with a dark or brownish, sometimes with piles of pus.
Cancer
When tumors malignancy discharge from the nipples are rare. Can be bright, pink, transparent, green, yellow and bloody drops from the nipple. Diagnosing cancer by a liquid is very difficult because the red and yellow secretions of the mammary glands characterized by the pressure-sensitive and other less threatening pathology.
Related symptoms:
- inverted nipple;
- bust deformation;
- presence of seals;
- swollen lymph nodes;
- pain on pressure.
The occurrence of red, gray, yellow and green discharge from the breast should be taken seriously, but without unnecessary emotions. Sometimes even banal thrush on a background of dysbiosis causes mucus liquid from the nipple. Doctors are advised to hold regular self-examination every year to visit mammalogy to prevent and assess the fluid from the breast is only against the background of pathological symptoms of a particular disease.