The discharge may expire from one or both of the nipples. Most often, a woman can detect secretions by pressing on the nipple during self-examination.
A normal phenomenon is the release of colostrum during pregnancy, as well as for weeks, months after birth, even if the woman does not breast-feed, especially if it occurs because of the pressure on the nipples.
After this period, lactation (milk production) is associated with impaired production of the pituitary hormone - prolactin. Such a disorder can be triggered by the administration of some sedative drugs, in more rare cases it is a consequence of a benign pituitary tumor.
Transparent, and the more so bloody discharge from the mammary glands are the reason for immediate medical attention. Such discharge may indicate the presence of both benign neoplasms - mastopathy, and breast cancer health. sumy. ua.