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A member asked:

Nipples hard sore and erect for days. i'm not pregnant. what could it be?

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Dr. Andrew Blazar answered

Likely pre peiod: Changes of this type are due to high hormone levels-which usually fall as your period begins.

Answered 2/17/2016

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