Question 1

a month ago my left breast leaked oily substance than tonight my right breast did the same wat could this be?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: Difficult to say from the info you are giving. This could be just a normal discharge. The bast would be for you to have a breast exam at your GYN doctors office or general surgeons office and they should be able to determine from your history and physical exam if there is a bored for any further tests ( sonogram or mammogram)

Question 2

my right breast is leaking a clear oily fluid, which has gone thru a bra, t-shirt and a jumper, any idea's as to why this has happened please.

Accepted Answer

Galactorrhea: You are leaking a milk like substance that is due to high orolactin levels. Consult your gynacologist for help.

Question 3

i am having breast pain and while squeezing milk and oily thing coming out.i have 2year old son and stopped givin feed one year back.is this serious?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: You do at times continue to produce some mild secretions from your mammary ducts.  A one time episode is probably not concerning.  However, if this would be recurrent or associated with swelling, redness or fever  get checked.

Question 4

hello,iam very concerned about the pain in my left breast. it is very painful to any slight touch. i squeeze it and yellow liquid comes out. sometimes its oily other times it watery and it can be both. i feel a lump inside. its both breast affected?

Accepted Answer

: There may be an infection. Please obtain a mammogram right away to assess for a possible mass

Question 5

cycles of bloody nipple discharge, then clear oily discharge, then nothing. then the cycle starts over. one breast only. what's going on? no lumps.

Accepted Answer

Needs more testing: Hello Freenie,

We always have concern for any nipple discharge.  The discharge can be variable in color i.e. clear, white, green or red.  You are on hormones though this is absorbed and the blood levels are very minimal.  
Bloody nipple discharge requires attention with either a mammogram or a mammogram/  ultrasound of the breast.  In my practice I have also sent the nipple discharge for pap eva/

Question 6

36yo female, 5'6, 110lbs. i have tender breasts, newly oily skin (severe), and some facial hair that i must always pluck (chin). could i have pcos? :(

Accepted Answer

Yes, unlikely: At your height/weight pcos is possible, though unlikely. As we get older, our estrogen declines and while testosterone declines as well, sometimes estrogen falls faster than testosterone which means that testosterone expresses itself more as we age.  If you are having regular menstrual cycles, you don't have pcos.  You could try some hormonal birth control to help with acne and unwanted hair.

Question 7

is it bad that i use my finger nails to pick out the clear oily nipple discharge inside my inverted nipples. i had it even since i had breasts age 12.

Accepted Answer

No: As long as you wash your hands and are very careful not to cut yourself with your fingernails this should be ok.

Question 8

is grade 3 inverted nipple discharge normal? it's clear and oily. i've notice hairs inside the left breast. the hairs look like hairs in the ear.

Accepted Answer

Inverted nipples can: Be a variation of normal. As the breasts are covered w skin that has hair follicles, this can also be normal. However, nipple discharge can sometimes indicate that something is wrong. Please see your doctor to get it checked out.

Question 9

breasts feel engorged and hurting, should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily.: Breast soreness can occur due to stretching from increased fluid retention.  Breast pain can occur in conjunction w premenstrual syndrome, ovulation, your period, pregnancy, hormone imbalance or use of oral contraceptives. For persistent pain or a mass - have it checked out.

Question 10

what does the male mammary gland feel like?

Accepted Answer

Minimally  glandular: Male breast has less glandular tissue, less fat, small areolae-r the rounded pigmneted skin around the nipple and small nipples . But when you suspect a lump causes are  gynaecomastia is a condition in which a male has enlarged breast like a female breast, more pendulous for a male than less. Bilateral pgynaecomastia occurs in alcoholics, cirrhossi from more estroges. Cance needs to be ruled out.

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A month ago my left breast leaked oily substance than tonight my right breast did the same wat could this be?

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My right breast is leaking a clear oily fluid, which has gone thru a bra, t-shirt and a jumper, any idea's as to why this has happened please.

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I am having breast pain and while squeezing milk and oily thing coming out.i have 2year old son and stopped givin feed one year back.is this serious?

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Hello,iam very concerned about the pain in my left breast. it is very painful to any slight touch. i squeeze it and yellow liquid comes out. sometimes its oily other times it watery and it can be both. i feel a lump inside. its both breast affected?

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Cycles of bloody nipple discharge, then clear oily discharge, then nothing. then the cycle starts over. one breast only. what's going on? no lumps.

A member asked:

36yo female, 5'6, 110lbs. i have tender breasts, newly oily skin (severe), and some facial hair that i must always pluck (chin). could i have pcos? :(

A member asked:

Is it bad that i use my finger nails to pick out the clear oily nipple discharge inside my inverted nipples. i had it even since i had breasts age 12.

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Is grade 3 inverted nipple discharge normal? it's clear and oily. i've notice hairs inside the left breast. the hairs look like hairs in the ear.

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Breasts feel engorged and hurting, should i be concerned?

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What does the male mammary gland feel like?

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