Breast health
Nipple discharge — References & further reading
References
1 Vaidyanathan, L., et al. 2002. Benign breast disease: When to treat, when to reassure, when to refer. Cleve. Clin. J. Med., 69, 425–432.
Williams, R., et al. 2002. The relevance of reported symptoms in a breast screening programme. Clin. Radiol. 57, 725–729.
2 Klimberg, V.S. 2003. Nipple discharge: More than pathologic [Editorial]. Ann. Surg. Onc., 10, 98–99.
3 Dunn, et al. 1998. Galactorrhoea with moclobemide [Letter]. Lancet, 351, 802.
Egberts, et al. 1997. Non-puerperal lactation associated with antidepressant drug use. Br. J. Clin. Pharmacol.,44, 277–281.
Fetrow C., & Avila, J. 1999. Professional’s handbook of complementary and alternative medicines. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corp., 82–83, 248–249.
Guven, K., & Kelestimur, F. 1995. Hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea with standard-dose famotidine therapy [Letter]. Ann. Pharmacother., 29, 788.
Lee, S. 1992. Hyperprolactinemia, galactorrhea, and atenolol [Letter]. Ann. Intern. Med., 116, 522.
PDR staff. 2000. Physicians’ desk reference: Companion guide. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics. 1293, 1315, 1337.
Stuart, M, ed. 1979. The Encyclopedia of herbs and herbalism. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 176,191,239, 276–277.
Windgassen, K, et. al. 1996. Galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia in schizophrenic patients on neuroleptics: Frequency and etiology. Neuropsychobiology, 33, 142–146.
4 Leung, A., & Pacaud, D. 2004. Diagnosis and management of galactorrhea. Am. Fam. Phys., 70 (3).
Recommended reading
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book, by Susan Love, MD. The “bible of breast care books.”
Finding a Lump in Your Breast: Where to Go... What to Do, by Judy C. Kneece. This is a nice small book that is very accessible for women. Includes a list of drugs that affect breast health.
Additional resources
www.susanlovemd.org — Resources, information, and links from the “mother” of the breast cancer movement. Dr. Mills is currently conducting breast cancer research in association with Dr. Susan Love’s Research Foundation in California.
The La Leche League is a supportive and informational resource available to breastfeeding women in over 40 countries worldwide.
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Breast discharge
Original Publication Date: 09/27/2006
Last Modified: 02/16/2010
Principal Author: Dixie Mills, MD