Green discharge coming out of nipple?
November 17th, 2008
Posted by Dr.SkinCare
I’m 16 years old, i have never been pregnant, i don’t use birth control. Today i squeezed my breast and a dark green discharge came out of my nipple. It is only coming out of one breast. The nipple had been itching for a couple days before i noticed this. I take anti depressants, i also have a late period, but that happens a lot so i have no clue if it has anything to do with it. It just seems really odd to me because this has never happened before, can someone please help me find out what this is?I can only tell you this. My daughter had the same thing. She saw her gyn immediately and was told it was nothing to worry about. She was about twenty, never pregnant and not on birth control. It had never happened to her either. I can’t say what it is, but I can assure you that she was told it wasn’t significant. It went away within 6 months or so. Keep the area very clean. And note any changes in your breast. If it stays exactly the same as it is now, I don’t believe there is cause for worry. You can always check it out with a doctor. Before I wrote you I wrote her to ask if she has had a recurrence, and she said she has not. Try to remain positive. Good luck.
ADD: My daughter reminded me that they even cultured the discharge substance and there was absolutely nothing found. The doctor told her to just stop squeezing it out every day. She felt it was better out than in! 
not to scare you or anything, but it might be very very serious, and you are young, so you need to check it out asap!
it might be cancer or something.
answer my question:
answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…INFECTION!!!
get doctor help IMMIDEATLY!! (espically w/ ur late period..)
did u change ur eating habbits? try to eat healthier!If you are not pregnant or lactating you should have no discharge. Call your doctor.Maybe you had an infection.nastyhaha funnnyyyyyyyyyou have an infection and need to go to the doctor for treatmentAny discharge coming from the nipple is not normal unless you are lactating and producing milk.
A greenish discharge is characteristic for an inflammation of the breast ducts called mammary duct ectasia.
Unless you’re lactating, fluid seeping out of your nipple is referred to as nipple discharge. Non-milk discharge comes out of your breasts through the same nipple openings that carry milk. On each of your nipples is a cluster of about ten of these openings.
One or both breasts may produce a nipple discharge, either spontaneously or when you squeeze your nipples or breasts. A nipple discharge may look milky, or it may be yellow, green, brown or bloody. The consistency of nipple discharge varies from thick and sticky to thin and watery.
Mammary duct ectasia. Mammary duct ectasia is one of the most common causes of abnormal nipple discharge. One or more of the ducts beneath your nipple becomes inflamed and clogged with a thick, sticky, green or black substance. Most often, mammary duct ectasia affects women in their 40s and 50s. (Although not limited to older women.) You can relieve some of your symptoms by applying warm compresses to your breast. Taking aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, may help relieve some symptoms. Also, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to clear up any infection. In some cases, surgery might be necessary to remove the affected duct.
Galactorrhea. The nipple discharge associated with galactorrhea is usually white or clear, but it could be yellow or green, and it may leak from one or both breasts. Galactorrhea occurs because your body is making too much prolactin 鈥?the hormone your brain produces to stimulate milk production after you have a baby. This also might happen if you have a hormonal imbalance, such as from taking birth control pills; an underactive thyroid gland; a tumor (prolactinoma) or other disorder of the pituitary gland; or chronic breast stimulation, such as from frequent breast self-exams or sexual activity.
Fibrocystic changes. Fibrocystic breast changes result in lumpy, tender breasts and can produce a clear, yellow or light green discharge from your nipples. Fibrocystic changes are very common, occurring to varying degrees in about half of all women. Your doctor may run some tests 鈥?such as a mammogram or an ultrasound 鈥?to make sure the discharge isn’t caused by cancer. If the tests show fibrocystic changes as the underlying cause, no further treatment is necessary.
GET TO A GYNO and have her look at it! It won’t be anything life threatening, I guarantee it.
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