QUESTION: Is it part of the aging process to have nipple discharge at 58 years old when a complete hysterectomy was done at age 41?
ANSWER: In general, nipple discharge is not normally seen after the uterus and ovaries are removed. If you're between 41 and 58 and have had minimal, non-bloody nipple discharge from both breasts that hasn't increased to any noticeable extent, or changed in other ways, it's probably due to a hormone imbalance; it's unlikely due to any cancer. If your nipple discharge is new, only from one breast, has any signs of blood, or is associated with anything else unusual, then it is of greater concern. Either way, please have an experienced breast surgeon carefully evaluate this symptom together with appropriate tests-such as a fluid sample analyzed for cells, and radiologic tests (such as a mammogram, ultrasound, or both).
—Marisa Weiss, M.D.
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