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Why Are My Nipples Itchy? 12 Possible Causes
What’s Making You Scratch?
Dry Weather
Eczema
Soap
Undergarments
Friction
Pregnancy
Breastfeeding
Thrush
Menopause
Radiation
Paget's Disease
Benign Tumor
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SOURCES:
Lauren Eckert Ploch, MD, dermatologist, Augusta, GA.
Meghan Feely, MD, dermatologist, New York.
Leena Nathan, MD, assistant clinical professor, UCLA department of obstetrics and gynecology.
La Leche League International: “Is thrush causing my sore nipples?”
Oregon Health & Science University: “Loving Your Skin Through Menopause.”
National Cancer Institute: “Causes of Pruritus in Cancer Patients.”
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center: “Itching.”
American Cancer Society: “Paget Disease of the Nipple,” “Intraductal Papillomas of the Breast.”