<Dang!  This is why I get behind on lactnet.  Can't keep from
interacting...>

And aren't all of us out here the better for it??

Cross fertilization. You remember that from the birds and the bees, don't
you Diane?

Your post reminded me of something I read:

"Upon establishment of ovulatory menstrual cycles, rising estrogen and
progesterone levels during the cycle cause an increase in blood flow and
interlobulear edema. A moderate degree of ductal and lobular
proliferation also occurs during each follicular and luteal phase.
Histologic examination of normal breast tissue shows limited glandular
secretion just before menses and milk discharge from the nipple may
occur. At menses, a reduction in the number and size of glandular cells
occurs, with loss of edema and slight decrease in breast size."
Kaplan CR, Schenken RS, Endocrinology of the Breast, In: Textbook of
Breast Diseases, ed. by Isaacs JH, Mosby Yearbook, St. Louis 1992,
pp.22-44.
Jean
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K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
Dayton, Ohio USA

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