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Spontaneous nipple discharge is fluid leakage from one or both breasts that occurs without any stimulation, such as by squeezing the nipple. Spontaneous nipple discharge may signal a medical problem, particularly if:
- It occurs only in one breast.
- The discharge is bloody or pink, or gray or otherwise discolored.
- It occurs in a woman age 40 or older.
- It occurs in a woman who is neither pregnant nor nursing.
- It is accompanied by a lump that can be felt, a retracted nipple, or breast skin that is dimpled, swollen and/or red.
- It occurs in a boy or a man.
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