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Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex: A Case Series.

Tamara L Ureño¹, Toni L Buchheit², Susan G Hopkinson³

¹1 Department of Nursing-Maternal Child Health, Womack Army Medical Center , Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Breastfeeding Medicine : the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

|November 9, 2017

Summary

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Dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER) causes brief, intense negative feelings during breastfeeding. These feelings resolve quickly after milk ejection, but the condition is poorly recognized by healthcare providers.

Keywords:

dopamine dysphoric milk ejection reflex milk ejection reflex postpartum depression

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Area of Science:

Reproductive Health
Lactation Physiology

Background:

Dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER) is an abrupt, undesirable feeling associated with milk ejection reflex (MER).
The dysphoria is temporary, vanishing shortly after milk ejection.

Purpose of the Study:

To report on three cases of D-MER.
To highlight the limited recognition of D-MER in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

Case series reporting on three women experiencing D-MER.
Qualitative description of symptoms and onset.

Main Results:

All three women reported sudden negative feelings at the start of breastfeeding sessions.
Dysphoria resolved after milk ejection in all cases.

Conclusions:

These case studies support the existence of D-MER.
Further research is needed to understand D-MER's causes, prevalence, and treatments.