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What happened to women that are not pregnant but milk is coming out of their breast?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

They would need to: Be medically evaluated to see if medications, a tumor or a medical condition is causing the lactation.

Dr Pappas agreed

Answered 9/25/2013

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