How do you pronounce “areola” (the dark circle around the nipple)? Turns out that is a trick question. There are two ways to pronounce “areola” so it really is a matter of how you pronounce the word. You can either put the emphasis on the second syllable (I would sound this out as “ah-REE-oh-lah”) or the third syllable (which I would sound out as “air-ree-OH-lah”). To see the official pronunciation key and listen to how each version is pronounced, visit the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of areola.
Note that the plural of areola is “areolae” (which one might think is “air-ree-OH-lie” but …read more

I’m not sure we know each other well enough to discuss this, but in the name of breast health, here we go….
It’s no secret that American women shave, pluck and wax unwanted hair as part of their elaborate beauty rituals. It’s not at all uncommon for women to have stray hairs around the areola (the darkened skin around the nipple). It’s certainly not necessary to remove them, but for women who desire to do so for cosmetic reasons, should they shave or pluck? The answer actually is neither one–shaving and plucking could cause infection through cuts or ingrown hairs. So …read more