Why does nipple discharge occur? This reason must be known

You may think that nipple discharge is normal. It means that the mother has enough milk, which is very beneficial to the baby's growth. But you may not know that this is actually a disease. This disease is divided into physiological discharge and pathological discharge. Physiological discharge is easy to treat by taking some contraceptive pills. However, pathological discharge requires us to take it seriously.

Nipple discharge causes:

1. Diencephalic diseases or pituitary lesions, such as diencephalic tumors and adjacent tissue tumors, prolactin adenoma, pineal tumor, hyperpituitarism, acromegaly, etc.;

2. Endocrine system diseases, such as primary hypothyroidism, adrenal tumor, etc.;

3. Chest diseases, such as chronic mastitis, chest herpes zoster, etc.;

4. Side effects of drugs, such as chlorpromazine, morphine, reserpine, metoclopramide, metoclopramide and other hormone drugs such as birth control pills, can cause endocrine dysfunction in the human body, stimulate prolactin secretion, and lead to breast discharge;

5. Local stimulation of the breast and systemic stress response, such as frequent playing or sucking of nipples, severe mental trauma and other factors, can also lead to a transient increase in prolactin and cause breast discharge.

Nipple discharge differentiation and treatment:

1. False discharge

When dealing with nipple discharge, you should first distinguish between true and false discharge. False discharge can be treated locally accordingly.

2. Treatment of true discharge

(1) Treatment of non-neoplastic discharge is often caused by mammary duct ectasia, cystic breast hyperplasia, etc. The former can be treated with drugs or surgery, and the latter can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine, drugs or surgery.

(2) Treatment of tumorous discharge is often caused by intraductal papilloma or intraductal papillary carcinoma. The former should undergo local segmental resection, while the latter should undergo radical mastectomy.