I've had swollen, sore nipples since I started puberty back last August. They stick out and cause a lot of teasing and staring from people in lockerooms, at beaches, etc. I went to the doctor with my mom because they've been so sore. Like it painful to the touch. When I got in the office the doctor was squeezing them to see if they were infected but they weren't. I almost cried out of pain, but I didn't say anything even though he kept asking if he was hurting me. He said that when you go through puberty your hormones rage uncontrollably and sometimes can be released in places you don't want them to be. He said there's no treatment other than hormone reducing pills, that could possibly stunt my growth, so we agreed on "No" to that. I've read that this is suppose to stop after 6-8 months at most. It's been over a year and still nothing has changed. Can anyone tell me if they went through this and how long it took?
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Male with swollen nipples
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My nephew went through it and it lasted around a year solid, and still happened off and on until he was 17. IDK if he is still dealing, he is 19 now.It is perfectly normal. Try using heat on them, it will at least help with the pain thing, if not some of the swelling. Also, think about this, babies are born with swollen nipples, and some even have milk, seems odd, but the hormones from the mom are in the baby...And right after birth, moms produce milk.Hormones are powerful things...Yours will balance out, and your nipples shouldn't stay swollen for too much longer.Heating pads, and warm showers do help with the pain.
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Mine did that for about a year. I couldnt boogie board at the beach cuz they'd get all scraped up and scabbed over, plus I had a pretty big and defined chest at 14, which didn't help either.
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Quote: Can anyone tell me if they went through this and how long it took? 2 years ago (was actually the summer Katrina hit) i was going threw the puffy nipple thing. i never hurt or was sore but my nipples were puffy... no one could tell if i stretched out but if i was like normal u could and if i slouched i looked like i had little tits growing. i hated it didn’t stop me from going around shirtless tho. when that started going away my shoulders started getting bigger... i dk if it just happened to happen like that or wut. mine just kinda last about a year. sorry i dk wut to do about the pain. mine never hurt except unless my brother twisted one....and yea i knew why it hurt then.