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My breast which has an inverted nipple has some wax like substance and a lil itchy when the nipple is normal. d doc told its bcoz of hormones. ?
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Can be: There are sebaceous glands around the nipple which produces an oily substance. Birth control pills could make them more active.
Answered 11/24/2013
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