This section deals with nipple problems, male or female. If you are a woman who is pregnant or lactating, then discharge is quite normal.
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If you have any unusual discharge from your nipples, what color is it?
Don't know / I am pregnant or lactating
There is no discharge
White or almost white
Yellow-green
Almost black
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If you have any unusual discharge from your nipples, is it bloodstained?
Don't know / I am pregnant or lactating
There is no discharge
No
Yes
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If you have any unusual discharge from your nipples, are one or both nipples affected?
Don't know / I am pregnant or lactating
There is no discharge
One nipple only
Both nipples
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If you have any unusual discharge from your nipples, can you tell if it is coming from just one pore (opening), or from more than one? Each nipple has about 15-20 tiny pores.
Don't know / I am pregnant or lactating
There is no discharge
The discharge is coming from only 1 pore
The discharge is coming from more than 1 pore
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Are your nipples itchy or scaly (with flaky skin)?
Don't know
No
Yes, slightly
Yes, severely
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Nipple (Areola, Nipples, Subareolar) The small projection near the center of the breast containing the outlets of the milk ducts, OR the corresponding projection of the male breast. The areola is the darker tissue that encircles the nipple. Subareolar describes the location beneath the surface of the areola.
