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White spot on nipple
Sometimes, a tiny white dot can be seen at the opening of the duct on the nipple. Massaging the area and putting gentle pressure on it can help to remove the plug. A milk duct can become plugged if the baby does not feed well, if the mother skips feedings (common when the child is weaning), or if she wears a constricting bra.
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A member asked about a female:
There was a white spot on her nipple and it turned black/blue (also have herpes) is this worrying ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a white spot on my nipple and my entire nipple hurts. I feel pain on the inside of my breast. I'm not breastfeeding or pregnant. Is this bad?
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A 37-year old asked:
What could cause white spots on nipples?
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A 38-year old asked:
I have a white spot on the end of my nipple, what is causing it?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have had this dry irritated spot on my right nipple for about a month now and this is morning it got a little bigger. Should I be concerned?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I keep getting these dry, red spots on my nipples. What could they be? Sometimes they itch really bad. They are really sensitive. It's on both nipples
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A 31-year old asked:
What are the spots on your nipples?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My skin round nipples r alot darker and got big spots round my nipples WHY?
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A 47-year old asked:
What can cause white spots on the nipple?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Do the spots round your nipples go bigger if your pregnant x?
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A 35-year old asked:
I have white spots around nipple area, what is the cause of this?
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A female asked:
My 3 year old boy has a white hard spot exactly in the middle of his nipple, what to do?
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A 28-year old female asked:
i have a spot on my nipple that is darker in color than the rest of the nipple. it is also raw and sore.?
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A male asked:
I have a blood red colored spot in the center of my chest, two inches above my nipples about 3/8 of an inch round The area itches
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have a spot in my areola and it's itchy also my nipple itch and it seemms my areola is bigger than the other side i hae this for 2 months?
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A 49-year old asked:
Pimple spot around my nipple, what is this?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Can u please tell me what this discharge could be it is now bloody and also yellow it is coming from 3 spots on nipple?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I had a small pus and blood spot on the end of my nipple.I squeezed it and it bled alot.I now got a blood spot still ozing. should I be worried about?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Why did I spot light pink 7 days after period? My nipples are slightly tender and am bloated, also i've been very tired too.
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A 34-year old female asked:
Im due periods on friday have had spots round my nipples from being pregnant before there really big again also white bits on them can u be pregnant?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Developing white pimple like spots around the nipples is that a sign of pregnancy?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Our 12 yr old son, has a quarter size red spot just to the right side of his right nipple. It feels like a hard pea size lump just under the skin.
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A 27-year old female asked:
When I squezzed by breasts there was a little clear AND milk-ish color from two seperate spots on both nipples. had exam 12/31/12. Early pregnancy??
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A 24-year old female asked:
creamy discharge from breast that always comes back after a few days not from nipple but around brown spot?
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A 24-year old female asked:
my breasts are very sore and i have tiny white spots around my nipples, have took a pregnancy test came back negitve but it may be to soon. ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Random clear nipple d/c from 1 spot. L breast only. periodic open sores on Lbreast w blood/pus .and marble size ball under L armpit x1mo but gone now?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have some brown spots near my nipples. I am not pregnant. Sometimed my nipples pain.my periods arent regular... Please help?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Not preg, have a TINY brown/black spot on bottom of left nipple, you know how the nip is divided into parts? 1 part is discolored brown cancer or mole
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have white spots under the skin close to the centre around my nipple, they are not lumps,I also dabbed away clear fluid from nipple. im not pregnant
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A 19-year old female asked:
Sore red bump/spot/nipple like on aerola next to nipple on right breast,could it be a pregnancy sign or something seriouse?
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