Pregnancy Symptoms Darkening Areola
Darker around the areola the area around the nipple breast pain or discomfort can be troubling in the early stages of pregnancy.
Pregnancy symptoms darkening areola. Montgomery s tubercles in addition to your darkened areolas as your pregnancy progresses you may also experience montgomery s tubercles which are tiny bumps on the areolas. Kyky1995 3 years ago 7 dpo and yes. Other things could cause breast changes. Darkening of the skin known as hyper pigmentation is also common in the external genitalia and around the anal region during pregnancy.
Some scientists believe there may have been an evolutionary purpose for the growth and darkening of the areolas which was to help the newborn baby find the nipple easier and facilitate latching explains temeka zore md a california based ob gyn and reproductive. And you may notice a darkening of the areola. Signs and symptoms statistics. The area around the nipples called the areola may also darken.
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Your nipples and areola may continue to darken significantly. Typical and atypical presenting symptoms of breast cancer and their associations with diagnostic intervals. Many early pregnancy symptoms mimic those associated with premenstrual syndrome. One of the earliest changes you may notice in your breasts is the darkening of the areola skin around the nipple.
Dark areolas during pregnancy are most likely caused by your rising levels of hormones namely estrogen and progesterone. Early pregnancy signs and symptoms statistics pregnancy test statistics and reviews and many handy calculators. Evidence from a national audit of cancer diagnosis. Although we ll continue to refer to nipples for clarity s sake the area on the breast that s darkening is actually called the areola.
As with other early pregnancy symptoms you may find that staying active eating a healthy diet and maintaining a social life can help you deal with these symptoms. Signs and symptoms statistics. Other early symptoms of pregnancy. Other chest pregnancy symptoms discomforts.