Patient's question:
I have given birth to a baby, and the baby has been breastfeeding for a year. Now I have stopped breastfeeding the baby for 3 months, but the nipple still leaks liquid occasionally. It's not much, but the bra is always a bit wet throughout the day, and it's very painful. How can I treat nipple leakage?Doctor's answer:
Nipple discharge can be physiological or pathological. If breastfeeding is stopped, most women still have a very small amount of bilateral milk leakage, which may be due to incomplete involution of prolactin. It may not require treatment temporarily, and the milk should be expressed promptly while maintaining breast hygiene. If the nipple discharge is bloody, it should be considered a pathological change and medical attention should be sought promptly. Appropriate treatment methods should be adopted, most of which involve surgical intervention.