Breast

Breast engorgement (or overfilling with breast milk) is one of the post-partum problems affecting women widely. A woman’s breast fills with milk at most 3 days after birth. This causes pain.This is a normal physiological process. As it occurs, the breast becomes swollen, enlarged and painful.Normally the breasts are not sore or hard. In a … Read more

In most cases, itching around nipples is not a serious issue but such may make a you quite uncomfortable. It’s never easy to deal with irritation in the breast area especially when you are in a public place.Most women with itchy nipples tend to assume its breast cancer. Sudden nipple inversion should raise the alarm, so anything else you … Read more

The skin around your breast and nipples can suddenly become dry, craked, flaky and itchy. This never happens without a reason behind it and should be taken seriously.The skin around nipples can crack and become flaky due to an infection or irritation.Dry nipples may be caused by dehydration, irritation from your undergarments, an infected … Read more

Noticing unusual bumps and lumps around the breast and areola area can worry any woman. There are many changes that take place in your body throughout your menstrual cycle.During pregnancy as well, you may observe changes to your breasts and areola. Mild itching, swelling and small bumps around nipples may be some of these changes.Those … Read more

Having bumps or pimples on the nipples is normal. They can occur with a red, white or flesh color and they can be itchy or not.Having breast piercings, a pregnancy or a disease may cause bumps on nipples.Table of ContentsWhat are the bumps around the nipple?Causes of bumps on nipples1. Montgomery tubercles2. Pregnancy sign3. Blisters and … Read more