Galactorrhea: Is when your breasts produce

Galactorrhea is when your breasts produce milk or a milk-like substance when you are not pregnant or breastfeeding a baby. It occurs when you have too much of a hormone called prolactin. Galactorrhea (guh-lack-toe-REE-uh) happens when your breasts unexpectedly produce milk or a milk-like discharge. This nipple discharge may leak from your breast on its own or when touched. It’s not related to milk production in breastfeeding or pregnancy. Galactorrhoea is milky secretion from the breasts. The term usually refers to milk secretion not due to breastfeeding. It is bilateral and from multiple ducts. The milk volume may be large or small, and milk may be secreted spontaneously or expressed. Lactation requires prolactin (PRL). Galactorrhea can take place as a result of dysregulation of certain hormones. Hormonal causes most frequently associated with galactorrhea are hyperprolactinemia and thyroid conditions with elevated levels [a] of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) or thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH).