I too have had a nipple discharge from one breast for about 5 years. They have also checked the prolactin level periodically and tested the discharge for anything suspicious. The kept telling me it was hormonal glactoria. This past January, I had a ductogram to further evaluate the situation as the discharge was always there. Once again everything came back ok. In July I developed a non-lactating mastitus in that breast and had to follow up with an Ultrasound and Mamogram. They did find a lump (unrelated to the infection), did an MRI, core needle biopsy & found that there was a benign scelersing papalloma lesion there. I wonder if this has been the problem all along. I just had the surgery this past Thursday to remove the lesion, since they can contain malignant cells & they also did a ductoscopy & ductal lavage. I am hoping that this may be the end to the discharge. Hopefully everything will be good news and I will know something later this week.
I know how annoying and frustrating this is. Also I've never met anyone who has this problem. Lots of luck
Dear concernedami, Many women have some type of nipple discharge or fluid when their breasts are squeezed, and its normal. Squeezing the nipple sends message to the brain and the pituitary gland responds by increasing prolactin levels, which in turn produces discharge from the nipple. The discharge can come in a variety of colors