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A white nipple discharge - mostly only extracted when squeezed

by J-16Cali, Feb 15, 2006 12:00AM
About a year ago, I began experiencing a thick white nipple discharge protruding out of my nipples. I wasn't sure what it was so I tried to get it off and then realized that it was coming out of my nipple and squeezed it out. I was completely freaked out. I could see a clear opening from where the discharge had come. I had pierced my nipple about 6 months before this happened, but it wasn't until after I had removed the ring for a few months that I started to experience this discharge. Since then, I have continued to experience the discharge with some regularity (this has continued for over a year), and the discharge has remained the same - still think and white, and still needs to be extracted even though I can see it underneath the skin or it may begin to protrude on it's own.
Also, a month or two after the first one started, I began to check out the other nipple. If I poked around at it - I could get similar results. I am a 26-year-old woman, who has never been pregnant (there was no chance of that happening when this began either). What do I do? I am slightly embarrased by this, I have kind of bounced it around some of my friends, and no one has experienced anything like this. Even a friend of mine who also used to have a pierced nipple (I thought that was the cause at first). Do I need to do a biopsy? Mammogram? I am so young, but the more I research it on the internet, the more freaked out I am by the potential problems that could result. I did have my prolactin tested about a month ago by my OBGYN (dont know results yet) and she didn't think it was a big deal. help.
Member Comments (45)

by xrayu2, Feb 15, 2006 12:00AM
Did your ob/gyn order a TSH(thyroid) and Prolactin(pituitary function)?  I have had nipple discharge only mine is spontaneous and I cannot make it happen.  They may even want a slide to see what type of cells are present in the discharge.  MY lab work was normal, so we are thinking it is coming from some ovarian cysts that I have been dealing with.  Right now they are no where to be found, but the breast issue is still going on.

by anothergirl, Feb 15, 2006 12:00AM
It can be completely caused by the piercing. I have the exact same thing. Pierced both nipples, had them in for several years, got pregnant and took them out. That was 5 years ago and I still have thick/white discharge that I squeeze out like a pimple. My ob/gyn said the body normally produces body fluids anywhere there is a hole, especially man-made ones. That being said my ears do the same thing but just less frequently. I can't speak for your situation, but mine sounds similar and is considered normal and not a problem.

by Linzyluhoo, Feb 15, 2006 12:00AM
I had my nipples pierced a few years ago. I took them out when prego with my daughter. The whole time I had the piercing, I had that same white funk( If I twisted the rings to clean them). After I had taken them out I had a white discharge , if I squeezed them , as well. This only lasted for maybe 2 months after I took them out though.Are they soar??? Does your discharge have an odor?? If so, it never hurts to go get it checked out...just to rule out infection. Good luck

by Na_dine, Mar 06, 2006 12:00AM
I have the same thing, both nipples pierced, took the rings out, have had the white stuff for about 10 years. Now I would like to get pregnant and am wondering if that will affect breast feeding.
Have any of you breasfed after nipple piercings? Nadine.

by funkynina, Mar 08, 2006 12:00AM
I have the same thing.  No piercings though!! Sounds a little painful.  Anyway, about 7 months ago I (for some reason) checked my breast and squeezed it.  I also had white stuff come out.  Then it turned clear with the white substance coming into the clear stuff.  Sometimes the stuff is clear, white, and sometimes it looks greenish?  I went to my OB/GYN to have it checked out.  Whe didn't seem very concerned and said to call back if it didn't subside so of course I did.  I saw another dr. in their practice and he did not seem worried either.  I continued to call until they finally they drew blood to check my pituitary gland for tumors (which are usually no prob.)  They also checked for early menopause.  The test all came back good and normal.  I still was not satisfied so they sent me for mamogram (mammogram) and a ultrasound.  Which I researched and the ultrasound is the very best for early early detection of breast cancer.  These both came back clear.  I finally went to see a very good breast specialist and she did an exam also and reviewed the test I had done.  She basically said that this is sometimes normal.  She said to call back if it started to come out of one area on the nipple or if blood started to come out.  Do you know what I mean by one area?  I breast fed my daughter and I used a pump for part of the time when the pump extracts the milk from your breast it comes out of several ?holes? That's what I mean. My daughter is 2 1/2 years old now so I don't really think it has anything to do with that. I know that there is not a big concern unless it is blood coming out. She said it could come and go? (Great huh!?) Have you had a breast exam?  Or done a self exam?  If you have the discharge and find a lump you should continue to push your dr. to do more test.  Or go to another dr.  maybe a friend could rec. one for you.  It definately does nothing for your sex drive.  Please let us know what you find out.  I hope everything is okay for you.

by Na_dine, Mar 10, 2006 12:00AM
funkynina,
I think you have experienced a different thing, but that you for the response. The white stuff that comes out of a piercing hole (for myself anyhow) just comes out of the holes that were made by the piercing and not through any other part of the nipple or breast. It is definately a piercing related gunk, like a thick puss. It is just strange that it keeps occurring for years after a piercing hole has been out of use.

by funkynina, Mar 12, 2006 12:00AM
To: Na_dine
I appologize. I wasn't suggesting that this was the situation. I wanted to mearly share my experience in case someone read this section and had the same problem as I have had. I also wanted to make the comment about the information my OB had given me. I do know that trauma to the breast, maybe like piercing, could cause cancerous cells. I am not saying at all that this is her situation, but just wanted to try to be informative. I agree I do think that is odd that the "puss" would continue for some time even after the hole isn't being used.  I am also not sure if it would affect your breast feeding or not. I guess maybe you could have the "puss" substance looked at by your OB and see if it is bacterial. I don't think it would be a good idea to breast feed without having it checked incase it is bacterial and could pass some kind of infection on to the baby. Maybe you could just need an antibiotic or something. I wish you the best of luck. I'll try to be more clear with my information in the future!! Hope to hear from you soon.

by sl88, Jul 09, 2007 03:33AM
im am an 18 year old girl who has this exact same problem. I got my right nipple pierced about 4 years ago but took it off about 2 years ago, and ever since i took it off ive been experiencing these odd puss like excretions which frankly im inda worried about, but after reading this i feel a lot better. I also have polycystic ovaries and was wondering if that might have to do with the situation at all, or if is is merely a piercing related problem.

by brexys, Jul 27, 2007 08:55AM
To: funkynina
I read your experience, and I get the same thing too. I had my nipples pierced for about 4 years, and once I took them out I got the discharge when I squeezed. It does smell. I've been too embarrassed to ask my doctor about it. I haven't had the rings for about 3 years. I never found a lump in my breast, nothing really scary... so I never asked. My friend who had her nipples pierced also experience the same thing.The discharge is really thick, it comes out in the front of the nipple and the holes where they were pierced.
I may ask eventually - I just want it to go away! I'm worried that one day it's going to embarrass me in a situation... ya know?

by laahdeedaah, Jul 28, 2007 03:13PM
Yup, it's a piercing thing. That stuff gathers in all piercings---it's not nipple-specific, so no worries. Just a normal side effect, I think it's something to do with oils and dead skin cells from the body that get trapped there.

by Evie1963, Jul 29, 2007 08:53PM
To: J-16Cali
laahdeedaah is correct! Haven't any of you squeezed an ear piercing that hasn't had in earring in it for years? Same stuff. I love squeezing my partner's - when he lets me. :)

by mcp3262, Aug 28, 2007 05:04PM
I have these bumps around my nipples and when I squeeze them thick white stuff comes out. I never had my nipples pierced or had any children to breast feed. Does anyone know what the problem could be.

by Correa, Sep 29, 2007 01:34PM
To: funkynina
Thank you for your comment, I am experiencing the same thing and have an appt. on Monday to see my doctor.  Your comment made me feel a little more relaxed.  My doctor basically said the same thing, but of course she wants to rule out anything else. Just wanted to say thank you.

by pretty in pink, Oct 07, 2007 03:54PM
i never had my nipples pierced but I'm experiencing the same thing and i'm starting to get scared.  my nipples have never been pierced, i've never been pregnant, and yet i have white discharge that i have to squeeze out every now and again.  I've been experiencing this since i went camping w my boyfriend 2yrs ago, should i get this checked out? who would i go to to get this looked at?

by oohoohIknow, Oct 11, 2007 05:18PM
To: pretty in pink
My comment will not help with the piercing issue, but it may help clear up what some of the rest of you are wondering about milk release from non-lactating women. Women who have never been pregnant are actually often capable of producing milk.  I saw a case study of a woman who set out to breast-feed her adopted infant, by feeding formula through thin tubes taped to her nipples, and leading to a bottle/formula reservoir on her back, as well as taking synthetic lactation hormones orally. The idea was that if she did this long enough, the physical stimulation of her breasts and the emotion-linked hormones would produce lactation, and her breasts would eventually 'come into milk' fully.  She did this for weeks under a doctor's supervision, and did make ounces of milk at a time eventually, but had to continue the formula as a supplement, as she never fully lactated as she would have if her breasts had been prepared by the hormones of pregnancy. SO, even if you have never had a baby, you can often squeeze a drop out of a nipple. In fact, perhaps you already know that some MEN can do a neat trick where if they squeeze their own nipple hard enough, they can usually get a drop of clear-ish fluid out, called 'colostrum', or 'early milk', like a woman makes in the first day after the birth of a baby before her 'milk comes in'.  Each woman's breasts and hormone balance are different-  some never-pregnant women can't squeeze a drop out at all, some can even spontaneously exude a drop of white 'true' milk. I have also read that women who have been on birth control pills for long periods are more likely to produce a drop or two, because the method of birth control hormones is to prevent pregnancy by making the body believe it is already pregnant.
     As for piercings, they can be a pain in the A__!  If I had known about the pus, the pain, and the possibility that some people's bodies just won't give in to a foreign object ever PERIOD, I would never have encouraged my daughter to be the first one in our family to get her ears pierced.  Since then I have been studying this and the general concensus is:      piercings = pus + pain for 63% of us; and if you are in the piercing-perfect pus-free 37%, my best to you, seriously, enjoy your unique ability to accept body accessories!

by Lehcar601, Jan 23, 2008 06:22AM
I'm so glad I found this website!  I had both nipples pierced about 7 years ago and about 4 years ago removed my rings.  I've noticed since then white pus comes out of the pierced holes when I squeeze.  It smells like the same stuff from your ears but doesn't really hurt and not green like an infection.  I was so worried since now I'm pregnant and want to breastfeed and wasn't sure what the puss was from . . .  I'm glad to know I'm not the only one in the white pus boat after piercing.  Thanks!

by pattycake_316, Feb 18, 2008 10:59PM
i had my nipples peirced 4 years ago, and took them out when i got pregnant with my first child 2 years ago.  my nipples had the same white thick gunk coming out the peircing holes, along with ALOT of soarness in just the nipples. the soarness stopped in my second trimester, THANK GOD. i did breastfeed for the first three months, and much to my dismay stopped producing milk after that and had to quit.  while breasfeeding though, be prepared for the milk to come out of the piercing holes!  my husband found it hilarious! anyway, im pregnant with my second now, and the soarness is back ten-fold, and it seems the the white gunk has never really gone away.  i cant wait for the pain to go away since im already 20 weeks, but im too scared to ask my dr if there is anything i can do about the pain or if these are symptoms of anything more serious.   i am DEFINATLY glad to hear im not the only one experiencing the discharge though... at least i know im not alone!!

by Jessilyn, Feb 19, 2008 01:15PM
I have mine peirced as well..and I have the same thing..it's normal..

by tdaisy29, Feb 21, 2008 03:59PM
To: whomever
I am 30 yrs old. I gave birth to my son 10 ys ago. I came across this sight because Im expierencing the same problem even though Ive never had my nipples pierced. I seemed to get these little bumps around my nipple after birth. Ive always do myself exams and have had them checked annually. I was told by the OBGYN that some women get these bumps and they go away some get them and they get smaller or the enlarge. Well, unfortunally i am the lucky one to get the enlarging ones. For the past 10 yrs I have always had this thick whit (FUNK) odorless I may add, that I can squeeze out like a pimple. But the past mth. my right nipple squeezed out a runnier greenish tint (FUNK). So yesterday I went in for an exam. My OBGYN said it was somewhat normal but to definetly quit squeezing them. ( IM SORRY BUT THATS HARD TO DO!!!!) Anyways I have a mamorgram next week. Wish me luck. Ill keep everyone posted. OH!!! before I realized this greenish (FUNK) I had jetting pains from my armpit to my breast. Not all at the same time but in a course of a few weeks. So im pretty worried, Ive never had those before. CHOW!!!!!!!!

by jbop, Feb 27, 2008 01:01AM
To: tdaisy29
I had similar pain and nipple discharge-when I squeezed that looked blackish/grayish. The pain in my armpit to my breast was pretty severe at times and felt like a burning sensation with a lot of pressure like someone was standing next to me with their thumb pushed under my armpit. I went and checked out "Dr.Susan Love's Breast Book" from the library and saw that where my pain was located was along the path of lymph nodes in my breast. I called and made an appointment, had an ultrasound, and a mammogram but nothing was discovered. The discharge stopped for about 2 years but today I noticed think white, almost like snot discharge from the same nipple. I just had my yearly and my doctor said my breasts didn't feel unusual. I'm 25 but when I was younger I never had trouble with my breasts, pain doesn't seem normal but yet nothing has been found. Should I get a second opinion?

by reeciedog, Mar 11, 2008 06:20PM
To: pierced gals
Just took my nipple piercings out after 7 years and now I have the same scary thick white discharge! I am so glad this is normal....and that my piercing stage is nearly over. Does it subside? Don't really want to milk my nipples on a regular basis. Did anyone have itching along with it?

by kapai, Mar 18, 2008 07:38PM
To: anyone with an answer
About 16 years ago I had had surgery on my nipples.  They were inverted so I had them surgically brought out.  (wish I never did that now) Since then I have the same thick white discharge that most of the women are talking about. I have to squeeze it out.  My Concern:  This discharge has the same odor as the discharge that you get out of old ear piercings.  It isn't strong but it isn't oderless.  If it has an odor it must have a taste to it.  I am always self consious of this and never let my husband around my breast area while we are having sex.  My Question:  Is there any way to get rid of it???  Has anyone ever been RX a cream or something???  How do you make it STOP!

by generationimpactor, Mar 22, 2008 10:54AM
To: Other young youth
I'm 17 years old.  A few months ago my nipples started to feel wet at spontanious times.  Everytime i squeezed them to see if anything would come out nothing would, so I ignored it.  (maybe it was my imagination) Just so you all know I've never had a nipple peircing and I've never been pregnant.  Well this month it changed.  I had white stuff on my nipples like dried cream.  I could also see it underneath my nipple skin and can now squeeze it out like puss or a pimple.  I also have little red dots on my nipples.  I don't know what they are either.  Reading this column has made me feel more confidant, but i'm still younger than everyone else who has written in this forum.  Non - cancerous lumps run in my family my grandmother, mother, and sister all have had them.  I wonder if my hormones are a little off and am considering go on the pill to see if it helps regulate them and gets rid of the problem.  I havn't told my doctor about it yet.  Somone mentioned to me that it is possible to get breast tumors that is related to the excreation of a white substance, but again i guess if it's not blood then it's not a big concern.  However i do have these teansy red dots.  Is it possible that they are dried blood blisters or traces of blood?  I have no idea!  I am glad that I'm not the only one with this problem, but I don't understand why this happend to me when I'm so young.

by RieChan, Apr 08, 2008 07:13AM
I know a lot of people are asking the same thing. I'm 25 and having the same issue but with only one nipple. I've never had nipple piercings and I've never been pregnant but I was on birth control when I was younger for PCOS and recently I've had to use Plan B a couple of times. Anyway It usually only happens with my left nipple and when squeezed every couple of hours it secretes a discharge clear the first second then followed by a sometimes cloudy white but usually off white-yellowish color puss with the consistency of lotion out of the center of the nipple. That particular breast usually hurts and itches very badly afterwards. I've been confused if it's an infection or a side effect from using Plan B too often or if Plan B failed some early sign of pregnancy..?

by 18_89girl, Jun 02, 2008 09:16PM
im an 18 year old girl. i have NEVER had a piercing. and i noticed a white color on my nipple so i squeezed it trying to figure out what it was white gunk stuff came out, its been like this for a loooong time.i dont understand what it is.

by tinkerbell_warrior_princess, Jun 04, 2008 05:53AM
I'm 21 and the same thing happens to me. I did some research online in some other forums and found the following:

"Those bumps are called "Montgomery's Tubercles" and their purpose is to produce a thin oil that keeps the nipple from getting too dry. If you squeeze one, a little white pus might come out - this is just old oil, and nothing at ALL to be worried about."

"That's interesting! I have a habit of squeezing them, but then I constantly notice that my nipples are dry"

"I became obsessed with squeezing them too... and ended up with dry nipples. If it's a big problem, you can get a little tube of Lanisoh lanolin creme in the baby section of your local megastore. That's what nursing moms use to keep their nipples from cracking."

I squeeze the little bumps too, and my nipples are quite dry - so it makes sense to me that I'm messing around with the oil glands in the breast!

by dsm31, Jun 07, 2008 12:03AM
To: all
hi,
i am a 31 year old woman with the whitish/clear/sometimes opaque secretion from  my nipples. no nipple peircings or pregnancies - i noticed it a year ago when scratching at what seemed like dry skin there, and turned out to be plaques formed by the previously excreted and dried secretion. a pediatrition frind of mine told me it is also very common as a  side effect of certain medications i take to have this particular experience, and not to worry over it, i try not to. i try to avoid manipulating my breasts to make  them ooze. i just dont  want them oozing anything at all!

by pearlitos, Jul 01, 2008 10:16AM
To: all
i'm so happy to found this forum. I just experience this today and like some of you, had not gotten any peicing at all. I experience this white secretion on my left breast. Before this, i have been these small bumps around the nipple and when i sqeeze them, its like a whitehead secretion. It became a habit and everytime when I bathe i would squeeze the bumps until today i saw this puss like discharge oozing out from the nipple. It sure made me panic and paranoid and started to find quick answers by googling. I'm arranging to see my gynae just to be sure.

Another question is what type of medication can cause this side effect?

thanks all

by ThisChiq, Jul 08, 2008 09:16PM
To: all
I just had a test today to figure everything out. I had lab work done to check my thyroid and pituitary. I'm scheduled for and ultrasound in 2 weeks.
I've had my nipples pierced for 3 years and I get the usual mess that comes out of the sides, but I recently lost weight (a lot of it in the breasts) and was putting on some cocoa butter and I noticed that the shape of my left nipple was different. It used to just be a dome shape and now theres a pit in the middle. I dont know what possessed me, but I gave my nipple a squeeze and I had a dot of clear fluid come out of a pin size hole in the pit of the nipple. I've never been pregnant so I kind of freaked.
Did the same to my right and there was even more discharge. I took the ring out and gave it a squeeze and even MORE came out. It was still smaller than a drop of dew... a lot smaller... but it still freaked me out.

I read that birth control hormones can trigger this ( the day before I started a new birth control pill) soooooooo let's see what happens.

by littlestar82, Jul 22, 2008 10:35PM
i have the same thing. I went to see my doctor who told me not to squeeze them anymore! she did a prolactin test....that was it. they blew it off, so i guess it's no big deal.

by TinaMarie2022, Sep 02, 2008 12:17AM
i have the same thing... i have had my nipple  pierced for about 5 years now and just a few days ago my nipple stared hurting. i took the piercing out  and squeezed my nipple and much to my surprize a long string of odorless discharge came out( of the center of my nipple not the holes from the piercing)... i freaked out... so i checked my other non pierced nipple( this nipple didn't hurt) and it also had a white discharge but it was a small amount compared to the pierced nipple.
what does this mean?
whats causes this to happen?
can i make it stop?
can i put my nipple ring back in?
is it infected?
should i go to the OBGYN?

by Darren10000, Dec 11, 2008 08:47PM
To: All
I had a nipple ring 7 years ago and found this discharge. I took out the ring as soon as i saw it and still get this often. It doesn't hurt me and have always hope it will go away.
This forum has put my mind to rest.
A very thankful man.
Good luck!!

by klili, Jan 16, 2009 03:15PM
umm i had my nipples pierced and had to take one of em out cuz it wasnt doing so good, and then i noticed the white discharge... i know exactly what ya'll are talkin about, its super thick, not liquidy at all... and i got it repierced and it still does the same thing out of the front of my nipple, i get the white puss on the sides where the piercings are that is the same discharge that i get in al my other piercings, but theyre definitely two different consistencies... but it sounds like we all have the same problem, i wouldnt worry about it too much, it seems like a normal bodily reaction... n yeah it might be a wee lil bit gross, but i guess you'll have that....

by Rae31, Jan 22, 2009 06:24PM
Both of mine have been pierced for a few years now. My left one only has the white discharge, which I've accepted inconvenient but normal.

The problem: It comes out of my natural nipple hole, not the piercing holes, and it hurts! It's like it's constantly irritated, which creates more discharge, which irritates it more. I soak it in hot sea salt water every week, but..

Request: I need something that promotes healing but is safe. Alcohol or anything that dries it out is a big no-no. What should I try?

by KODAK678, Feb 03, 2009 10:53AM
To: J-16Cali
it is totally normal. it is the nipple keeping every thing clean and clear . go to google and type in white stuff coming out of the nipple. it states that your nipples do this some times if you are on birth control pills, when sexually arroused, even before or during your menstrual cycle. but again it is not because of your piercings. i do not have any piercings, never been pregnant or any thing and noticed this when i was very young maybe around 16 or 17 i am 22 years old now. so you guys stay calm. always get mamograms to make sure your breast are okay. but it is NORMAL.

by booface, Mar 02, 2009 06:08PM
To: anyone
i'm very relieved to see this.  I have had the same thing in only my left breast.  it's very thick and squeezes like a pimple, the stuff that comes out is thick and white.  i have been trying to not mess with them, as it hurts a little to squeeze (nipples are very sensitive!)

I've never had a piercing there, but have had two kids... but the youngest is 9 so i doubt its that in my case.  I have taken birth control for years and years... maybe it's just like any other pore and sometimes they get clogged..... don't know???

anyways, i have no other symptoms that could cause alarm so i'm gonna mention it next time i see the doc, but wont make a big deal about it.

by mmestrada, Mar 18, 2009 05:47PM
To: anyone
soooo glad i found this! after reading a whole lot of information on nipple discharge, and thoroughly freaking myself out, its nice to know i am probably not walking around with a brain tumor or cancer. one of the main reasons i don't usually like to self diagnose via the internet. i had my nipples pierced for about two years before getting pregnant. after having my son , i didn't have any problems breast feeding, but it took me about 6 years to completely stop lactating. i thought that was strange, but was informed that it was perfectly normal. so after all that i had the nipple rings put back in. this time around i had them in for about four years, and decided to take them out about two months ago. so then came the icky thick white funk... lol. actually discovered by the boyfriend... embarrassing...... and as happy as i am to find this forum, and to read that it is normal, i am still disheartened to hear that this could possibly be yet another ongoing nipple issue

by stellavallente, Mar 25, 2009 11:13PM
To: all of you. .
OH MY!  
Like most of you with a nipple piercing discharge complication, i.e thick white discharge even after years and after removal of the piercing, I expirience the same thing!  Ughh. . And I too like to squeeze it out.  Ewww..  

My questions is: has anyone ever heard of or know anything about this causing infection to the baby while breast feeding?  I want to breast feed and I am concerned about passing some infection or something to the baby through the breast milk or contact with the discharge while breast feeding. Thank You.

by yummymummy87, Apr 03, 2009 11:22PM
To: anyone...
I HAVE NO NIPPLE PIERCINGS
I AM LACTATING
I ALSO HAVE A COLD

I am 21 and have a son who is almost 6 weeks old, I have a flu at the moment and he is staying at my mums while I get better. I have  expressed my boobs thismorning with a breast pump - i expessed my right one first and got our 70mls then i started to express my LEFT one and by the time i got upto 50mls out i noticed that out of one hole on my nipple had thick yellowish-whiteish sort of globby-sticky puss like stuff that keeps coming out while expressing.. Its not milk - its a completey different thing.. im not sure if its because im sick and have taken some tablets to get over it or what.. i did notice my left boob was incredibally sore yesterday and the day before.. and is still a bit sore now... I am a tiny bit worried.. its crazy how so many of us are getting this puss stuff... nipple peircings or no nipple piercings this is weird!

by sweetnny, Apr 07, 2009 05:17PM
To: Anyone
I am a 27 year old female experiencing the same symptoms.  A sometimes whiteish, clear, or even dark discharge from both my nipples when squezzed.  My problem is I have no health insurance and my doctor at Planned Parenthood really seemed unconcerned when I told her.  This has been goin on for the last couple of years and hasn't let up.  I had done some research and freaked myself out pretty good too.  I don't feel ill and while I do have sore breasts occasionally (i have fibrocystic breasts) it seems to be nothing.  Just wish I could afford to go out and see as many doctors as I wanted because it is unsettling.  Absolutley it makes me uncomfortable during sex and foreplay, but that seems to be the only problem.  Thank you so much for posting your experiences it helps me to understand why my OBGYN seemed so unconcerned.  

by dthomas2010, May 10, 2009 03:25PM
I am a 17 year old boy who go his nipples pierced last year around this time. Something similar has been happening with my piercings as well. I went to talk to the people who pierced my nipples; they said it was completely normal and should stop as soon as the healing process is over. :D

by sweetsmile23, Jun 23, 2009 09:23AM
To: all
Hye all, im 19 years old. One of my nipples produces a whitish sometimes clear discharge and im freaked out. i dont wanna tell anyone, not even my family. Im kinda sexually active, is it because of my boyfriend sucking my nipples? does that lead to the discharge? i've never been pregnant and i never had my nipples pierced. but why does only one nipple has the discharge?? im worried. help me

by that1guy0321, Aug 04, 2009 04:16PM
To: All
Its not just a woman things obviously because, i am a guy and i had my left nipple pierced for about a year and now ever couple weeks or so i can squeeze out some solid white puss. nasty yes but my doctor told me it was all piercing related.

by Pyxi, Oct 01, 2009 02:36AM
To: All
Yes it's normal. Guys, "puss" is a cat. I think it's "pus" you are referring to - white/yellow discharge with a distinctly rotten smell, usually found on wounds and a combination of dead white blood cells and bacteria... This white nipple discharge isn't pus. It's oil.  It smells different to a pus infection.  It smells like a pimple being squeezed. Is it infected?  Maybe, because some discharge is off colour with some dead white blood cells in it.  Dangerous? I doubt it.  It's not my nipple discharge that worries me, it's my imagination - all those cats being squeezed out of nipples must be darn sore - cats have claws - and cat you imagine the static from their fur.  I'm sure the cats don't like it much either, being forced to vacate a comfortable spot like that....

by realtalk167, Nov 04, 2009 09:27PM
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Hi Im 27 and I have had a clear/ white discharge from both breast since I was about 17 or 18.( in high school) I have never had my nipples pierced.(Ouch) !! The discharge is only when the nipples are squeezed  and I experience no pain. One day I notice something white just posted on the tip of my nipple. It was kinda like a lil paste. I played with it then squeezed and their it was something clear and white coming out. I thought that it would go away but still to this very day it is there, I seen my DR. about this and she being a OBGYN stated that it is because of a Hormonal Imbalance. I was on BC at a young age and this may have started this situation. I got pregnant at 23 (first pregnancy ever) I was worried that the STUFF coming out would effect my baby because I wanted to breast feed, BUT it didnt and my Big Girl is healthy and smart!!! Jus wanted to share with all !!  Hope everyone is WELL !!!  
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