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What Causes Pain In Nipples?
Question: my wife is 32 years old.she feels ache of both nipples of her breast just after leaving bed in the morning.it gradually goes away as she is performing her daily routine.she has told me that she didn't feel any lump inside or outside of breasts.we have a 5 years old girl child and my wife underwent gallbladder operation in the year 2011.she is overweight by appearance.she has noticed this problem for past 2 days.our sexual life is extremely irregular,it occurs once in 6 months and this is due to my profession.i didn't contact any doctor .please tell me the reason???
Brief Answer:
Need more information.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us about it.
I can understand your concern.
There are so many causes of nipple pain other than pregnancy and breast feeding.
So before giving my opinion to you I want more information like is she having any discharge, skin changes, itching and irritation?
What time it is there?
Is it associated with period bleeding?
Please revert to me with my answer.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Good luck.
Regards
Dr.Richa
Need more information.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us about it.
I can understand your concern.
There are so many causes of nipple pain other than pregnancy and breast feeding.
So before giving my opinion to you I want more information like is she having any discharge, skin changes, itching and irritation?
What time it is there?
Is it associated with period bleeding?
Please revert to me with my answer.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Good luck.
Regards
Dr.Richa
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Dr. Shanthi.E
1.no discharge is there
2.no itching,no skin change
3.iritation means the ache and tenderness that i have told in my 1st question,nothing else.
4.it is there for past 2 days
5.perhaps it is not related to period bleeding.
2.no itching,no skin change
3.iritation means the ache and tenderness that i have told in my 1st question,nothing else.
4.it is there for past 2 days
5.perhaps it is not related to period bleeding.
Brief Answer:
It can be due to friction or due to hormonal imbalance.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Nice to hear from you once again.
As with your history pregnancy, breast feeding, infection, abscess and cancer are ruled out.
So there may be two possibilities left one is due to friction and other is hormonal imbalance.
As she is not having any other symptoms except for pain there is no need to worry about hormonal imbalance.
Pain relief will be there within 2-3 days. Use over-the-counter pain medications like paracetamol, ibuprofen, warm compresses can also be helpful. If it persists then it requires physical examinaitn and investigation and then treatment.
Hope it is useful.
Regards
It can be due to friction or due to hormonal imbalance.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Nice to hear from you once again.
As with your history pregnancy, breast feeding, infection, abscess and cancer are ruled out.
So there may be two possibilities left one is due to friction and other is hormonal imbalance.
As she is not having any other symptoms except for pain there is no need to worry about hormonal imbalance.
Pain relief will be there within 2-3 days. Use over-the-counter pain medications like paracetamol, ibuprofen, warm compresses can also be helpful. If it persists then it requires physical examinaitn and investigation and then treatment.
Hope it is useful.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Pradeep Vitta
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