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I am pregnant and noticed i now have brown splotchy areas on my breasts. is this normal? its not just around the nipple, but in patches on both breast
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Can be!: Darkening of the nipples, areola, and development of a lines nigrans are normal, as can pigmentation elsewhere, but you are pregnant and most likely have both a PCP and Ob doc. Have either check! It is most likely hormonal.
Answered 5/17/2015
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