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Pierced nipples do not interfere with breast feeding, but you will need to remove the piercing before each feeding. It may not be a good idea to get a new nipple piercing while breast feeding, because the nipples will be very tender during the healing after piercing. New piercings also may not be a good idea, because of the small risk of getting a skin infection while you are pregnant with your baby.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 23-year old female asked:
If I have to have a pacemaker will i be able to keep wearing my nipple rings ?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Iam male 30 years i like to interest wear nipple ring is any health problem afftect?
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A 24-year old asked:
Can you use an aed on someone who has nipple rings?
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A 34-year old asked:
Recently switched from barbell to cbr nipple rings and now it's puss and sore, is this normal?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can i get nipple rings after breast implants?
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A 38-year old asked:
What to do about infected nipple ring and sore throat, inner ear pain, do I need to see a doctor?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Pain in one nipple. Itchy around it. Ring around the nipple has become lighter than the other. Should I be concerned?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Iam 23, I have small ring size colour change in my right nipple around aerola (light mild colour)and it has no pain or itchiness.. it has any problem. iam worried?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My nipples will randomly turn a purplish color purple but I notice my right nipple turns a darker purple color than the left. Is this normal? It looks like a ring of purple around the edges of nipple(not areola). Should I be concerned?
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A 19-year old female asked:
My nipples look swollen and have a light colored ring around them , what could this be ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I am an african female, age 29 and i noticed a grey ring on my areola directly outside my nipples. What could this be?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have blue ring around my nipples when they aren't hard, & when they are they get white as the tips...is this a sign of pregnancy? ?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Right areola gets very puffy like fluid it has fluid under it.. it goes away once nipple gets hard, but it gets way puffier than other areola. Looks like a ring of puffy area under nipple. What could this be?
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A 50-year old asked:
If my nipple piercing got infected, should I take out my ring?
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A 21-year old asked:
I have been useing blue star for my ring worm but new ones are apprring. And one just appeared on my nipple is that bad?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have small white ring around my one nipple what to do?
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A 41-year old asked:
What to do about nipple piercing infection - should I take out my ring ?
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A 62-year old male asked:
In the last 6 weeks, I have noticed a ring of dark spots around my nipples. I am a 62 yr old male. No itch. They are flat. Should I see a dermatologi?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My six yr. Old nipple piercing has infection...Can i heal it and keep ring?
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A 22-year old female asked:
My nipple has been itching on top for two days and underneath the nipple its a little bumpy and both of my nipples they always get little pimple like bumps at the end of my rings that I pop and puss comes out , why is my nipple so itching?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have a dark ring halfway around areola on breast. Other breast as a white tip on nipple. No chance of pregnancy. What could cause this?
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A 16-year old female asked:
My nipples have a dark blue ring around & have become sensitive. What is it? Negative pregnancy tests & had an ultrasound I am not pregnant.
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have a white ring on my areola around one of my nipples and my breast is really itchy, could it be cancer?
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A 62-year old female asked:
I developed ring worm on my breasts from having the under side of my boob stay warm and moist. I am currently breastfeeding and want to know if it can affect my child if she puts my infected tissue in her mouth? I have some on my nipple?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is one sided white nipple discharge normal when squeezed? I am 31 mother of two. My youngest is 9. I have been on nuva ring for at least 8 yrs. I recently switched to the mirena 2 months ago. I have recently noticed a white discharge from my right breast
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A male asked:
Can throat infection, ring worm, zyrtec (cetirizine) or over-the-counter lamasil cream cause an eight year old boy to develop a lump under his left nipple?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Have few circular rashes on chest, one went away, outer edge has a red, inflamed ring with white center that has really dry skin. Dry skin/worse?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I've had a rash on my chest area for 3 months it does not itch but it is ring worm look alike OTC creams don't work. . Help. What do you think it is?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Why do I only feel a tingling sensation in the left ring and little fingers every time I have chest pain? Why the pain doesn't spread to other fingers?
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A female asked:
I swallowed my lip ring and it feels like its stuck in my chest and its very uncomfortable?
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