Symptoms of GALACTORRHEA - BREAST MILK DISCHARGE

The color and consistency of the nipple discharge depends on the underlying cause. Clear, watery discharge may occur in some women just before the onset of their menstrual periods. It may also occur in women taking some forms of oral contraception and women in the early stages of pregnancy. A discharge in a women that is not pregnancy and is not breast feeding is referred to as galactorrhea. Blood stained discharge from the nipple may be caused by non-cancerous or cancerous tumors of the breast. Discharges that contain pus may be a sign of mastitis, an infection of the breast.

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Medical Content Last Updated on 07/12/2008

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