Patient's question:
My wife recently had a baby, but she has been saying lately that there is often white substance coming out of her nipples. What's going on? Could there be something wrong with her breasts? I'm very worried about my wife.Doctor's answer:
It is recommended that you carefully observe and identify the characteristics of nipple discharge, as this is of great significance for finding the cause of the discharge. Generally speaking, milk-like discharge often appears as bilateral multiple spontaneous leakage during non-lactation, with a color and consistency similar to skim milk, usually caused by hypothalamic dysfunction and abnormally elevated prolactin levels in the blood. Serous discharge is often squeezed out, though it can also be spontaneous in some cases, frequently soaking through clothing, and can be unilateral or bilateral. The discharge is thin, transparent, slightly yellow or brownish, or viscous, and is mostly caused by benign breast diseases, such as fibrocystic breast disease, duct ectasia syndrome, and intraductal papilloma. In rare cases, serous discharge can also be caused by breast cancer.