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Diseases of the mammary glands (mammology)

Galactorrhea: causes, symptoms, treatment

Contrary to what many people believe, galactorrhea is not a disease, but a kind of symptom or condition in which there is a secretion from the mammary glands of a fluid similar in composition to milk or colostrum.

Hypoechogenic mass in the breast: heterogeneous, homogeneous, with clear contours, avascular

"Hypoechoic formation" - this term is often used to describe the picture during an ultrasound examination. What can this mysterious term mean for an ordinary patient?

Serous mastitis

Serous mastitis is a pathology that often brings a lot of unpleasant sensations and disrupts the normal process of breastfeeding. This is due to the fact that mastitis often develops in nursing mothers due to the peculiarities of the feeding process.

Prevention of mastitis

Mastitis is an infectious disease with inflammation of the interstitium of the mammary gland, which is characterized by a violation of the normal function of lactation.

Nipple redness

Inflammatory process, mechanical trauma, allergic reaction, dermatitis, symptom of lactostasis, as well as a sign of developing oncopathology - this is far from a complete list of reasons for redness of the areola of the nipple.

Inflammation of the nipple

Most often, this condition manifests itself and is diagnosed in nursing women (in combination with postpartum mastitis).

Nipple burning

Burning nipples are a rather unpleasant sensation that any woman can experience.

Cracked nipples

Many women face this problem. The mother in labor suffers especially in the first weeks after childbirth.

Cracked nipples while nursing

The appearance of nipples when cracks occur is always characteristic. The first signs appear as small "cuts" on the skin of the nipple, from its central part to the outer edges of the areola.

Nipple discharge

Are such discharges always a sign of pathology, and when should you sound the alarm?