I was taking birth control for 5 years, but stopped about 4 months ago. Since then my periods have only been occuring every other month, and about a month ago my right breast started secreting a clear or white substance. I've taken pregnancy tests, which were negative. I also have a history of ovarian cysts. does anybody have any idea what's going on?
2006-11-13 15:24:49 · 11 answers · asked by stolemylaundry 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
This is a pretty common women's health issue. You should go to your care provider and have your thyroid and prolactin levels checked. Most of the time it's nothing, especially what you're describing. By the way, if you're already someone that has spontaneous breast discharge, breast stimulation can increase it.
2006-11-13 17:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by NurseSF 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No but this is best answered by a doctor. Clearly they need to do some tests and look at your hormone balance and also see if you have a cyst or something else going on. There are woman who, for what ever reason, want to induce lactation and do so with any number of methods. No easy answers but worth getting checked out.
2006-11-13 15:30:27 · answer #2 · answered by kevingarit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not entirely sure but i do remember watching a story on Discovery Health last year, about a couple who were adopting a baby from a surrogate mother and the adoptive mother said she had been taking hormones prescribed by a doctor to enable her to breastfeed the baby. I would suggest seieng your family doctor who may be able to either prescribe the hormones to you or perhaps refer you to an Ob/Gyn doctor who has more experience in this area. If you take the hormones and eventually start lactating, fenugreek is a very effective herb for milk production, as is fennel. I drank fennel tea by the gallon when trying to bring my breast milk in. Congratulations on your impending adoption! x
2016-03-17 07:10:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, you do need to see a doctor as soon as possible to rule out breast infection or something serious. There are conditions other than pregnancy which are related to hormones that can cause a woman to lactate. Your gyno. can run the tests!
2006-11-13 16:14:46 · answer #4 · answered by rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has it been sucked on lately? If it is being sucked, it can start to produce a liquid. This is not a joke, but a fact. A mans nipple will do the same thing!
Response to Crimson_ghost- One that believes that because she has not heard of it, or can't find it on her search engine, that it is not true. Arrogance, or Ignorance? She pops tops for a living, so I forgive her.(Not so bright)
She said she saw a clear white substance, not milk! Here is a nice extreme for the A/I--------------------
According to this passage from Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George Gould, M.D. and Walter Pyle, M.D. (1896), the the phenomena of man-milk is not as rare as you might expect:
Hunter refers to a man of fifty who shared equally with his wife the suckling of their children. There is an instance of a sailor who, having lost his wife, took his son to his own breast to quiet him, and after three or four days was able to nourish him.
(IF YOU SUCK IT>>>>YOU GET IT! I HOPE!)
2006-11-13 15:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
hey sweetie... when you get off of birth control.. it will totally change your hormones.. trust me anything can happen... when is stopped using mine... I lactated for three months... my hormones were just out of whack. you have nothing to worry about.. i promise.. but if you feel or experience anything worse than what your experiencing now.. go and see your family doctor... hope all is well with you... Zoe
2006-11-13 15:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by Zoe W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See your OBGYN asap and get a mamogram to rule out breast cancer, it is a possibility and should be ruld out. It could be from the birth control or a hormonal imballance as well, but I'd see a doctor immediatly.
2006-11-13 15:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by me 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Any time you have discharge coming from your breasts, you need to get them checked out and rule out more serious problems. Obviously, if you were pregnant, then what is happening with you would be normal but it isn't. Good luck.
2006-11-13 16:23:35 · answer #8 · answered by hopestar23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's normal a lot women do it, could be caused from stimulation . a woman non lactating can put a infant on her breast and she will start producing milk and if you think that strange a man can do it also .
2006-11-13 15:31:14 · answer #9 · answered by kimmie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry..look it up hon..these people are wrong..you do NOT produce milk just from stimulation..I have kids...And I am pretty knowledgeable when it comes things like this...you do not produce anything until after the baby is born..Its a "pre milk" called colostrum..you begin to make milk about 2-3 days after birth. You can check webmd.com or ask you obgyn...your hormones can go out of whack so to speak but you do not lactate..if you have something coming out of your breasts at this point, you may want to have them checked.
2006-11-13 15:41:37 · answer #10 · answered by crimson_ghost03 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋