A.I. Health Assistant Causes for Yellow Fluid Leaking From the Breast
The list below shows results from the use of our A.I. Health Assistant by Buoy users who experienced yellow fluid leaking from the breast. This list does not constitute medical advice.
1.High Prolactin Hormone Level
Hyperprolactinemia is a common hormonal disorder in which there are higher than normal levels of prolactin in the blood.
Depending on the severity of illness, therapy ranges from watchful waiting to medication or surgery.
- Rarity:
- Rare
- Top Symptoms:
- headache, vaginal bleeding, irregular period, decreased sex drive, enlargement of breasts
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
2.Physiologic Breast Discharge
Physiologic breast discharge is any fluid that comes out of the nipple area in your breast.
Variable
- Rarity:
- Uncommon
- Top Symptoms:
- nipple discharge, randomly leaking fluid from the breast
- Symptoms that never occur with physiologic breast discharge:
- breast lump
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
Yellow Fluid Leaking From the Breast Checker
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Take Quiz3.Intraductal Papilloma
Breast problems such as lumps are very common and often not caused by breast cancer. An intraductal papilloma is such a benign breast lump situated in the milk ducts.
Most often, removal of the lump is needed to prevent it from becoming cancerous on the long term.
- Rarity:
- Uncommon
- Top Symptoms:
- breast lump, painful breast lump, painless breast lump, white or clear fluid leaking from the breast, nipple lump
- Symptoms that never occur with intraductal papilloma:
- armpit lump
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
4.Prolactinoma
Prolactinomas are common non-cancerous pituitary tumors. This growth causes too much of the hormone prolactin to be produced.
Treatment is dependent on size of growth as well as symptom severity.
- Rarity:
- Rare
- Top Symptoms:
- headache, vision changes, decreased sex drive, impotence, milky fluid leaking from the breast
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
5.Breast Cancer
Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. It is caused by uncontrolled and fast growth of damaged cells in the breast tissue. These cells can also move to the lymph nodes and sometimes other organs. The main symptom of breast cancer is a hard or firm, non-mobile, usually non-tender lump in the breast that increases in size.
Indefinite
- Rarity:
- Uncommon
- Top Symptoms:
- breast pain, armpit lump, breast mass or retraction, breast lump, nipple discharge
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
Questions Your Doctor May Ask About Yellow Fluid Leaking From the Breast
- Q.Has anyone in your family had cancer?
- Q.Do you currently smoke?
- Q.When was your last menstrual period?
- Q.What is the consistency of the discharge?
If you've answered yes to one or more of these questions, try our yellow fluid leaking from the breast symptom checker to find out more.
Take QuizYellow Fluid Leaking From the Breast Symptom Checker Statistics
People who have experienced yellow fluid leaking from the breast have also experienced:
- 22% Breast Pain
- 6% Nipple Discharge
- 4% Vaginal Discharge
People who have experienced yellow fluid leaking from the breast had symptoms persist for:
- 38% Over a Month
- 27% Less Than a Day
- 19% Less Than a Week
People who have experienced yellow fluid leaking from the breast were most often matched with:
- 33% High Prolactin Hormone Level
- 33% Physiologic Breast Discharge
- 33% Intraductal Papilloma
Source: Aggregated and anonymized results from visits to the Buoy AI health assistant (check it out by clicking on “Take Quiz”).