Breast leaking... oil?

Question

Hi everyone. I'm new-ish here. Husband and I have been off birth control for a while but this (December) is the first month we have officially been tracking and trying to get pregnant.

Anyway, yesterday I woke up and my right breast had leaked something oily overnight. It was soaked through my bra and a T-shirt (yeah I sleep in a bra, I know I'm a weirdo). It was enough to scare me, honestly. I've never had any issues with secretions or anything along those lines.

Has this happened to anyone else? I went to my obgyn and she ordered a blood test but she didn't give any indication of what might be happening.

Thanks in advance!
Erin

Answer

I had the same issue that lasted a few weeks in my early twenties. It's called galactorrhea. I'm sure your obgyn is running tests on your blood to check your pituitary gland (for tumors), thyroid levels, and for possible pregnancy. There was no cause found for mine and it went away as randomly as it started! I don't have much more info on it, but I know it can be a hormones out of balance issue when not related to pregnancy.