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Breast stimulation in late pregnancy. Effect on prostaglandin secretion
E Shalev1, E Weiner, A Tzabari
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, israel.
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
|January 1, 1990
The effect of breast stimulation on the prostaglandin secretion was tested in 13 patients at 38-40 weeks of gestation. Uterine contractions following breast stimulation were documented in all cases. There was an increase in prostaglandin metabolite levels 10 min after breast stimulation.
The effect of breast stimulation on the prostaglandin secretion was tested in 13 patients at 38-40 weeks of gestation. Uterine contractions following breast stimulation were documented in all cases. There was an increase in prostaglandin metabolite levels 10 min after breast stimulation.