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A member asked:

Should i remove nipple piercings for a mammogram?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Yes: For several reasons: 1) can obscure nipple shadow 2) probably painful. But for all intensive purposes probably not a big deal. Let the tech know so they can tell the radiologist.

Dr Biermann agreed

Answered 6/30/2017

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Yes: If you can, you should remove them. If you can't, have the mammo anyway.

Answered 11/25/2020

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Had a mammogram 4 days ago with normal findings. The plates pinched my nipple and I had discomfort with it during the exam. Now, 4 days later my nipple keeps having on and off pain. Is this normal?

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Persistent clear l nipple d/c 1 duct only. Nipple sono and prolactin good. Get a mammogram too or just prob hormonal?

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I have a question regarding nipple tingling. Can this be hormonal? I've had a very recent exam, mammogram and ultrasound. All normal.

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Have not breastfed in years but have what appears to be a milk bleb on nipple. Mammogram 4 months ago normal. Is a bleb possible after all this time?

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I had some nipple changes. I went today & had an ultrasound which came back normal. No masses were seen etc. So they decided not to do a biopsy. I had a normal mammogram in July 2023. They didnt seem too concerned. Is this reasonable ?

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