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Serum-prolactin in long-lasting lactation amenorrhoea
Lancet (London, England)
|August 7, 1976
Abstract:
Basal serum-prolactin concentrations were high until 15 months post partum in nursing mothers in Central Africa (Lwiro). They were significantly lower in menstruating than in amenorrhoeic nursing mothers. These results support the hypothesis that prolactin is involved in the long-lasting amenorrhoea which occurs in regions where breast-feeding is prolonged for up to 2 years after delivery.
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaAmenorrhea--etiologyBiologyClinical ResearchDeveloping CountriesDiseasesEndocrine SystemFrench Speaking AfricaHormonesLactationMaternal PhysiologyMenstruation DisordersMiddle AfricaPhysiologyPituitary HormonesPostpartum WomenProlactin--analysisPuerperiumReproductionResearch MethodologyZaire