WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: Breast Leakage

Re: Breast Leakage

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:57:42 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Maria wrote: >
>About 3 weeks ago, 3 days after my period i noticed I had something wet
>on my nipple. It was a pearly white substance. It was on my left
>nipple, and I started to squeeze the right one and what came out was
>like a drop of clear liquid at first and then the same pearly white
>liquid. About once a week I check to see if the same thing happens to
>both of them, and everytime I check the same white substance comes out.
>It doesn't come out on it's own, only when I squeeze them. I had taken
>2 a pregnancy tests the week before my period and they came out
>negative. what can this be????
>Thanks,
>-Maria

ifyou are on the pill, it is not uncommon to have a slight milky nipple discharge. There are other medicaitons that can lead to this too. Smoking pot can do the same thing, too. IF it continues, see your doc for some blood tests.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

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