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Darkening of nipples
Your nipples and areolas (the darker skin around the nipples) will darken early in pregnancy.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 32-year old asked:
What causes darkening of nipples?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Am i pregnant? I'm experiencing nausea, headaches, enlarged breasts, darkening of nipples as well as white on the tips of my nipples
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is craving for spicy foods a sign of pms or pregnancy? along with breasts getting bigger (no darkening of nipples) and mood swings...is this pms or pregnancy?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Breasts sore with sharp pains. Slight darkening of nipples. One more than other.Feel full. Crampy on occasion. Period due 5 days. No vomit. Pregnant?
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A 42-year old asked:
What causes nipples to darken?
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A 42-year old asked:
My nipples are darkening, what's wrong?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are the other reasons for nipples to darken?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Why is it that when i have my bra on,my nipples are a normal lightpink color,but when i dont have my bra on for a while my nipples seem to darken.
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A 19-year old female asked:
Why are my Nipples darkening if i Just had my period abd took s pregnancy test that came back negative?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Is it compulsory for my areola and nipple to darken if I've conceived and if so how long will it take for this to occur?thanks
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A 19-year old female asked:
Im 19 and on birth control I have been spotting for 3 weeks now and all of a sudden my nipples are darkening, what can be the cause of it?
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A female asked:
On second depo shot can it make your boobs hurt? Be sore can it also darken your nipples?
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A 19-year old female asked:
In a phantom pregnancy can spider veins and major blue veins start appearing? Also do nipples darken?
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A female asked:
Darkening of areola for few days, and underside of nipple is completely purple and tip of nipple is yellowing on one breast? No chance of pregnancy
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A 27-year old female asked:
I've had spotting and cramping. Feeling sick and not liking smells that i didn't mind before like coffee. And darkening round the nipples. Pregnant?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Almost a month of missed period, negative hpt, lab work normal, nipples darkening, bloated, and dry heaves?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Do your breast Swell and nipple darken when your ovulation? I had 2 normal periods when they were support to come and I had a bilateral Tubal Ligation done in January. What would cause my breast to be Swollen and my nipple to be darker then normal
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A 26-year old female asked:
The front and back of my neck and the front part of my chest have darken. Is this insulin resistance or hyperpigmentation? I cant tell?
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A 19-year old asked:
Red spots all over my body mainly on the inside of my arms, shoulders, chest, and back. Patches that are red some raised and darken ovr time, itch ocas?!
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A 51-year old male asked:
Why do my nipples hurt?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Why are my nipples soar?
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A 20-year old asked:
Why do men have nipples?
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A 34-year old asked:
Why are my nipples hurting?
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A 18-year old female asked about a 17-year old male:
Why do males have nipples ?
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A 17-year old female asked:
What make your nipples hurt?
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A 42-year old asked:
Why do my nipples turn white?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Why do my nipples bludge out?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can you make nipples smaller?
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A 48-year old asked:
Do nipples ever get "blocked"?
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A 66-year old male asked:
Why are my nipples always erect?
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