I'm posting this without my files available, but what I recall from my exam
prep (Thanks Coach Smith, for encouraging reading of Hartmann's studies
directly) was that once milk production switches from endocrine control to
autocrine control that the prolactin levels drop to just above normal
levels.  If all else fails, is it possible to test the levels?  Perhaps the
levels aren't high enough to make a difference even for this surgeon?

Morgan Kennedy Henderson, IBCLC
Wellesley, MA


On 1/14/03 12:03 AM, "Automatic digest processor"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear all,
> I sent a message the other day regarding a mum that has been asked to wean
> her 6 month old in preparation for knee surgery. (cadaver acl)
> Orthopedic surgeon informed mother that prolactin acts like relaxin during
> pregnancy and will affect the outcome of the surgery by loosening the
> ligaments. He refuses to operate unless she weans. Mum is going to ask for
> documentation and I cannot locate any information to back this up. I have
> advised mother to ask a endocrinologist for info and suggested she do a phone
> consult. Has anyone on this list EVER heard of this, is this really an action
> of prolactin. She cannot be the first mother to undergo knee surgery. Let me
> know if you have anything.
>
> Best wishes, Elaine Robertson IBCLC

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