I am 34 years old and have a 19-month-old and a 5-year-old. If I squeeze my nipple or push on my breast, a couple of spots of milk discharge come out. Is this normal?

January 8th, 2024

I had a natural miscarriage at 8 weeks. I passed everything after 3 days, and the bleeding slowed down to light brown staining. When I try to clean myself thoroughly, I start staining dark red blood. Is this still uterine blood, or am I making myself bleed? Additionally, what are my chances of having another miscarriage if I get pregnant again right away, and can I have a period without ovulating after a miscarriage?

March 26th, 2024

After having a new partner that I kissed deeply, a few weeks after our first kiss, I developed 2-3 sores in the top back of my mouth that I noticed. We also had oral sex but with a condom. The sores popped and were sore for several days after and then completely disappeared/healed. Could this be herpes? If not, what else could this be/could be the cause? Also, are antiviral medications recommended in the case of what appears to be oral herpes, and are they available over the counter or is a doctor's prescription needed? Could the oral herpes infection be confirmed by a blood antibody test at my doctor's? Is it accurate?

September 28th, 2023

I have several health-related concerns: 1) Are naturally little bumps in the windpipe normal when tipping the head back? 2) After nursing for 6 months, I still have tiny drops of milk coming out and noticed white flakes in my bra, possibly dried-up milk. Is this normal, and would any abnormal discharge be more noticeable? 3) If lymph nodes under the arm were enlarged and worrisome, would they be more noticeable? 4) After hitting my head, I noticed a bump on my scalp. Is it normal for the skull to be lumpy, and would malignant lumps typically present with other symptoms? 5) I have a blue vein running under my right nipple in the areola. Is this normal, and should I be concerned?

March 8th, 2024

I just got an ultrasound today and thought I should be 8 weeks along based on my period and the date I thought I ovulated. However, the ultrasound tech said my yolk sac was measuring 5 mm and my fetal pole measured 2.5 mm, which she noted was around 5 weeks and 6 days. I am supposed to go back in a week but wanted to gauge my expectations based on those stats. Additionally, I had a miscarriage in July and just received my HCG results, which are 62,000. How does that play in?

June 10th, 2024