Occasionally teenagers or young women may notice milky-white discharges from one or both breasts. Teenagers and young women with breast problems, such as galactorrhea, are often first seen by family physicians/primary care doctors, while older women are seen mainly by the gynaecologists because of the link between galactorhoea and infertility. This can cause enlargement of the baby’s breast tissue, which may be associated with milky nipple discharge. Due to the fact that the condition resolves on its own in most teenagers and young women without chronic illnesses, doctors are very careful in prescribing dopamine agonist to stop this milky discharge for this group of people. Also due to the side effects of the medications, doctors are also not in a hurry to prescribe drugs for these young women.

Source: Punch July 05, 2019 02:48 UTC