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Hello!! It is recommended that you visit a regular hospital for examination in a timely manner so that the cause can be identified as early as possible and symptomatic treatment can be administered. Nipple discharge is one of the common symptoms of breast diseases. Statistics show that 3% to 14% of patients with breast diseases visit hospitals with nipple discharge as the primary symptom. In the general perception, women only secrete milk from their nipples after giving birth. When a non-lactating woman experiences nipple discharge, it is important to pay attention to the color of the fluid, as the color of the discharge is often a characteristic manifestation of certain diseases. For example, bright red bloody nipple discharge is more common in patients with intraductal papilloma, while it is rarely seen in women with intraductal cancer. Brownish nipple discharge is more common in patients with intraductal papilloma accompanied by ductal obstruction symptoms, as well as in patients with breast cystic hyperplasia accompanied by papillary formation. Yellow or yellow-green nipple discharge is more common in patients with breast cystic hyperplasia and occasionally seen in patients with breast cancer. Serous colorless nipple discharge is more common in patients with breast cystic hyperplasia. Milk-like discharge can be seen in women who have stopped breastfeeding, but if it is combined with milk-like discharge and amenorrhea symptoms, it may be caused by pituitary disease (amenorrhea syndrome). It is best to go to the hospital for further examination by a doctor to determine the nature of the discharge. Some of it is a physiological phenomenon, such as bilateral breast discharge with porous, clear water-like fluid in small amounts, without discharge when not squeezed. In this case, it is often physiological, sometimes related to breast hyperplasia, sometimes serous from the ducts, with multiple factors. Breast cancer can have breast discharge, but the discharge from breast cancer is often serous or bloody, milky white being less common. However, the specific situation should still be examined at the hospital.