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A member asked:
Do montgomery glands (bumps on areola) fall off? mine fell and bled i'm scared?
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Not usually: No normally they do not. Did you excessively pick at them or was there abrasion from fabric across your breasts? I would discuss with your gynecologist.
Answered 11/13/2017
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