CAUSES OF NIPPLE DISCHARGE

Causes of nipple discharge

When you’re pregnant or lactating, small amounts of milk might leak out. The leakage can start early in pregnancy, and you could continue to see milk for up to 2 or 3 years after ending nursing.

However, you may have discharge even if you’re not pregnant or lactating. Other causes of nipple discharge include:

👉🏼birth control pills

👉🏼breast infection or abscess

👉🏼duct papilloma, a harmless wart-like growth in your milk duct

👉🏼drugs that increase levels of the milk-producing hormone prolactin,
such as antidepressants and tranquilizers

👉🏼excess stimulation of the breast or nipple

👉🏼fibrocystic breasts

👉🏼hormone changes during your period or menopause.

👉🏼injury to the breast.

👉🏼mammary duct ectasia, known as a blocked milk duct.

👉🏼prolactinoma, a noncancerous tumor of the pituitary gland

👉🏼underactive thyroid gland

👉🏼breast cancer

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