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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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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

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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