Observe changes in female nipples to prevent diseases

　　When it comes to female diseases, we should not only pay attention to personal hygiene, but also observe our body changes in daily life. The changes in women can help us know about breast diseases in time. For women, the normal color of the areola is light red or pink-brown. If the color of the areola changes, it can indicate some physiological or pathological changes in the endocrine system of women. Discoloration in women is a health warning signal. You should always pay attention to:

　　Observe changes in women to prevent diseases

　　Physiological changes

　　1. After a woman is pregnant, starting from early pregnancy, the color of the breasts and areola can deepen, gradually changing from light red to dark brown. This change is mainly caused by the increase in estrogen and progesterone in the body after pregnancy, and is a normal physiological change.

　　2. In some women, when they are not pregnant, the color of their breasts and areolas gradually deepens, from pink-brown to dark brown. If no lesions are found during examination, this color change indicates that the woman has a "transient" increase in estrogen in the body. Perhaps after a period of time, due to self-regulation, the estrogen level returns to normal, and the color of the breasts and areolas also returns to normal. This is still a normal physiological change.

　　pathological changes

　　1. After the areola becomes darker in color, accompanied by severe itching on both sides and around the areola, a physical examination may reveal that there are proliferative lesions or cystic hyperplasia lesions on both sides or in one side. The deepening of the color of the areola indicates an increase in estrogen levels in the body, which is consistent with the pathogenesis of disease as a target organ.

　　2. The color of the areola simply deepens and becomes dark brown or dark brown, and small nodules can even be found around the areola glands, forming protrusions. However, there are no lesions when checked at this time. You should think about whether the patient has serious liver disease? This is because liver disease causes liver function to decline, and estrogen cannot be decomposed normally in the liver, causing the areola and areola to become darker in color. This is exactly the same as the "spider nevus" and "cinnabar palm" that appear in men with severe liver disease.

　　3. Due to certain benign tumors in female ovaries, the amount of estrogen secreted by the ovaries increases, which can cause the color of the areola to deepen, and many small nodules can appear around the areola glands. Such patients should see a gynecologist as soon as possible to find out the cause and receive timely treatment. In view of this, during the examination, be sure to pay attention to changes in the color of the areola. It is necessary to clarify whether the change in areola color is physiological or pathological, and make a clear diagnosis and active treatment based on the characteristics of the change.

　　In some patients, no clear lump may be found, but only itching and rash on the areola, which looks like eczema. In fact, this may also be a special kind of cancer, namely Paget's disease, which is eczema-like breast cancer. So, don't overlook the small changes.