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What causes nipples to change colors and areolas to get veins showing up on them?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Hormones: Female hormones are at work here! Estrogen stimulates breast and nipple development. Pregnancy hormones prepare the breasts for lactation. Oxytocin stimulates the release of breast milk from the glands into the ducts after childbirth. Darkening of the nipples and areola, as well as noticeable veins on the breasts, are common changes during pregnancy.
Answered 4/20/2017
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Venous nipples: Most common cause of change in vascularity and discoloration of female nipples other than advanced pregnancy is an uncommon side effect of breast reduction or augmentation surgery.
Answered 4/26/2021
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Usually hormonal: changes cause these changes in the nipples and areolas.
Answered 11/28/2020
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