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, -- --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 *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html