here have been isolated case reports of galactorrhea (spontaneous milk from the breast in cases where there is no child birth or nursing) for years.
Piercings are going up exponentially but this list of stats is confusing because it was done at Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois and is titled Piercings in England and the 3 stats at the top are from the U.S.
http://www.statisticbrain.com/body-piercing-statistics/ Body Piercing Statistics Percent
Percent of Americans who have a body piercing other than ear lobe 14 %
Percent of pierced population that are women 72 %
Percent of Americans who have had their earlobes pierced 83 %
Most Popular Piercing Location For Women
Naval 33 %
Nose 19 %
Ear (other than lobe) 13 %
Tongue 9.5 %
Nipple 9 %
Eyebrow 8 %
Lip 4 %
Genitals 2 %
Most Popular Piercing Location For Men
Nipple 18 %
Eyebrow 17.5 %
Ear (other than lobe) 17 %
Tongue 16 %
Nose 15 %
Lip 13 %
Genitals 3 %
Piercing Complication Statistics
Percent of piercing’s that had complications 31 %
Percent of piercing’s where professional help was needed 15.2 %
Percent of piercing’s that required hospitalization 0.9 %
Piercing Statistic