Blood from the nipple

Some women suddenly notice that they have a drop of blood from their nipples. If this case is single, then the majority does not attach any importance to it, writing off this for possible traumatization. However, this is not always the case. Let's try to understand this situation and find out why and with what violations of the nipple is the blood.

What are the causes of bleeding from the breast?

To begin with, it must be said that in most cases, a woman can not independently diagnose the cause of such a phenomenon. That's why the first thing to do is visit a doctor.

If we consider specifically the causes of this phenomenon, when the nipple is bleeding, it is necessary to name the following:

1. Injury of the mammary gland. Even a small stroke can cause small blood vessels, braiding the milk ducts, to burst, and the blood from them gets out.
2. Cracks in the nipple. With this, the most commonly encountered are lactating women and ladies in position. In the first blood is a consequence of improper attachment to the breast, and in pregnancy the appearance of small droplets of blood from the gland is due to hormonal restructuring.
3. Telith is an inflammatory process located directly in the nipple. Development is associated with penetration through cracks into pathogenic microorganisms.
4. Ectasia can also be accompanied by the appearance of blood from the nipple. The disorder is associated with the expansion of the dairy ducts and the traumatization of small blood vessels in them.
5. Mastitis in acute form is characterized by the appearance of purulent discharge, in which blood impurities are often noted. This swelling of the chest, it blushes, it becomes hot touch.
6. Mastopathy is a consequence of hormonal changes and is accompanied by the appearance of gray with a green tinge of discharge from the nipple, in which there are impurities of blood.

Because of what else can blood appear from the nipple?

Intra-flow papilloma is a very common cause of that blood pressure is released from the nipple when pressing on the breast. This violation is characterized by the formation of outgrowths inside the ducts. In the area of ​​the nipple it is often possible to feel the compaction. For the exclusion of oncology, a histological examination is carried out.

The most formidable cause of blood from the nipple is breast cancer. However, there are no other symptoms for a long time. Over time, the breast changes size, shape, structure and density.