Dear fellow LNers:  I need feedback about this 6 mo pp patient with the
profuse milk supply and the 82.4 ng/ml prolactin level 120 minutes post
nursing...Here is what the patient emailed me about her ob appt (her
internist IS concerned and writing an MRI referral)
" I mentioned the pituitary problem and she thought that there was no
problem.  Her opinion was that a prolactin level of 800 should raise concern
in a nursing mother and not 80.  She was not telling me what to do though
just giving her opinion. She told me to go ahead with the MRI but wagered a
dozen donuts on the outcome. "

I really want your input about this.  I  think the ob is thinking of normal
levels for a mom in the immediate postpartum period.    Riordan and Auerbach
say that 44 ng/ml is the mean for moms 120 d pp.  Please email me privately
as I'm once again 20 digests behind.  TIA!

Warmly,
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--Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC    [log in to unmask]
INFANT CUISINE AND MOTHER CARE: Lactation Consulting, Perinatal Health
Education and Attachment Parenting Classes for parents and practitioners

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