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greenish nipple discharge

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There is a dark green sticky discharge from one of my nipples
when it is squeezed ( the way you would express milk). It has
probably done that for a few years and I have never had
it checked at the doctor. Is this anything to be concerned about?

It has no odor and is very sticky and you have to squeeze quite
a lot for it to come out.
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I have noticed my bra having two spots where my nipples are. I figured I am running around all day and maybe I have some discharge coming out since I finished breast feeding a two years ago. I finally asked my doctor about it (I'm not sure how long this has been going on) and he said most likely it's nothing, but he sent in a sample to test. It is coming out of both nipples equally and is a green color,

Any thoughts.
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My sister is having these simptoms and is very scared she has a dr appointment next week.  I hope you can giver her some words of encouragment since you have had this experience and have advised that your mammogram came back normal.  Thank you for sharing.
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I have had some dark green discharge coming from my left breast for about 3wks now.  (only when I squeeze it)  I have a dr. app. next week and I'm thankful to hear that it might not be really bad. I'll let you know what happens thanks
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I just came across this blog. I am 28 years old use the mirena IUD and have never had children.  Two years ago I began having a dark green and sticky discharge out of my right nipple.  I went to the breast care center after a referral from my doctor.  They performed an ultrasound as they felt I was too young for a mammogram. Nothing was seen and they sent me on my way and said they would do a mammogram at 30.  Lately my nipple has also become much darker than the other one. I thought I was crazy but my husband confirmed it.  I am not in pain but it doesn't seem like it is a normal thing.  I get my IUD out in a month so that I can get pregnant.  I am interested to see if that stops the issue.  Does anyone else have an IUD?
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I just came across this blog. I am 28 years old use the mirena IUD and have never had children.  Two years ago I began having a dark green and sticky discharge out of my right nipple.  I went to the breast care center after a referral from my doctor.  They performed an ultrasound as they felt I was too young for a mammogram. Nothing was seen and they sent me on my way and said they would do a mammogram at 30.  Lately my nipple has also become much darker than the other one. I thought I was crazy but my husband confirmed it.  I am not in pain but it doesn't seem like it is a normal thing.  I get my IUD out in a month so that I can get pregnant.  I am interested to see if that stops the issue.  Does anyone else have an IUD?
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I am 59 and have had dark green discharge from nipples since I was 16 years old. Nothing to worry about. However i notice that caffine will make it worse , rather the discharge is more.in quanity.
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