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help burning nipple pain
A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Brad Goldenberg answered
36 years experience Pediatrics
Local irritation: Depends if you are breastfeeding or not ! Assuming you are not pregnant, nipple tenderness and pain occur in situations where estrogen levels are high ... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered
30 years experience Internal Medicine
See: a doctor. Will be concerned with mastitis
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered
57 years experience Dermatology
Yes: See a dermatologist. You may want surgery to remove the diseased skin in an effort to cure it.
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A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Marie elizabeth Landman answered
Specializes in
Menopause: Were your ovaries also removed? These sound like perimenopausal symptoms. Speak to your dr about hormones and discuss HRT (hormone replacement therapy ... Read More
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A member asked:

Dr. Scott J. Wolfson answered
22 years experience Pediatrics
They may be dry: If you are a new to breastfeeding your nipples may become raw and irritated until they "toughen up" during the process. Lanolin or your own milk can h ... Read More
A 50-year-old member asked:

Dr. Dean Giannone answered
25 years experience Internal Medicine
Not normal.: While we'd need more information to hazard a guess as to what's specifically going on, the nipples shouldn't generally be burning.
A 45-year-old female asked:

Dr. Maureen Mays answered
Specializes in Clinical Lipidology
Go see a doctor: Hard to say over the internet. Has there been trauma? Are you male or female? Do you have new laundry soap? New bra? New clothes? Any discharge ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Mary Vanko answered
34 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nipple pain: Usually this is hormonal as long as there is no breast mass.
A 32-year-old member asked:

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No: Check bra is not rubbing. Use moisturizing cream. Try Motrin for pain. If skin is red, hard or brest very tender, see doctor.
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Nipple pain: Some women experience pain of nipples when stressed or cold due to vasospasm (raynaud’s of the nipple). Allergies to deodorants, lotions ; soap can ... Read More
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