Nipple pigmentation

Nipple pigmentation or areolar pigmentation is pigmentation (darkening) of the nipple or areola. It is dose-dependently induced as an effect of estrogens and can occur normally during pregnancy and breastfeeding or as a side effect of high-dose estrogen therapy.[1][2]

References
  1. Aurel Lupulescu (24 October 1990). Hormones and Vitamins in Cancer Treatment. CRC Press. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-0-8493-5973-6.
  2. Jeffrey K. Aronson (15 October 2015). Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs: The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions. Elsevier Science. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-0-444-53716-4.



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