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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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What is Galactorrhea?
Almost one third of women have a whitish discharge from their nipples that looks like breast milk when they have not had a child and are not breast feeding. This is called "Galactorrhea". the cause is usually some sort of hormonal imbalance that can be diagnosed using blood tests. About half of the time no cause is found and the condition resolves on its own. Galactorrhea in itself is not dangerous but the root cause may be problems with the thyroid gland in our necks or the pituitary gland deep in our brains. It is more common in women, but can occur in men.
Typical Symptoms of Galactorrhea
Nausea or vomiting after eating
Nausea or vomiting
After burping, the urge to vomit disappears
Breastfeeding a lot
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Galactorrhea
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Do you feel nauseous or throw up right after eating?
Are you feeling nauseous or have you been vomiting?
Did the child's vomiting stop after burping?
Do you produce a lot of breastmilk?
Treatmentof Galactorrhea
It is important to see a physician and to determine what hormones may be out of balance and to correct the hormone levels. The answer may be as simple as the birth control or other medications that one uses. Some of the causes of galactorrhea may also cause infertility which can be an important clue. Most cases of hormonal imbalance are very treatable with medications.
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References
Huang W, Molitch ME. Evaluation and management of galactorrhea. Am Fam Physician. 2012 Jun 1;85(11):1073-80. PMID: 22962879.
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2012/0601/p1073.html
Sakiyama R, Quan M. Galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 1983 Dec;38(12):689-700. doi: 10.1097/00006254-198312000-00001. PMID: 6361641.
https://journals.lww.com/obgynsurvey/Citation/1983/12000/Galactorrhea_and_Hyperprolactinemia.1.aspx
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Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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