galactorrhea
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Galactorrhea (also spelled galactorrhoea) (galacto- + -rrhea) or lactorrhea (lacto- + -rrhea) is the spontaneous flow of milk from the breast, unassociated with childbirth or nursing.
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Galactorrhea
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Research
2,944 papers- Galactorrhea.Current therapy in endocrinology and metabolism · 1997
- Galactorrhea (Milk Discharge).American family physician · 2022
- [Hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea].Revista clinica espanola · 1999
- Galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia.Obstetrical & gynecological survey · 1983
- Galactorrhea: Rapid Evidence Review.American family physician · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- genetic disease
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- health specialty
- obstetrics
- ICD-9-CM
- 676.6
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- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:10689
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- WikiProject Medicine
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C113343
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Causes
- Neonatal milk
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Galactorrhea (also spelled galactorrhoea) (galacto- + -rrhea) or lactorrhea (lacto- + -rrhea) is the spontaneous flow of milk from the breast, unassociated with childbirth or nursing.
Galactorrhea is reported to occur in 5–32% of females. Much of the difference in reported incidence can be attributed to different definitions of galactorrhea. Although frequently benign, it may be caused by serious underlying conditions and should be properly investigated. Galactorrhea also occurs in males, newborn infants and adolescents of both sexes.
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