I know a mother who had the same, and connected the itching to the MER,
even if it was lasting longer than that (no signs of dysphoria, though).
I have researched for studies on this, but besides a couple of papers on
rash during bf I could find nothing else.

If anyone had more information I would be happy to know!

Micaela
LLL Italy

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 7:01 AM, Kathleen Gale <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hello!
> Does anyone know about possible causes of the above?  I was wondering if
> it could be related to dysphoric milk ejection reflex--the decrease in
> dopamine, increase in prolactin or oxytocin, or changes in other hormones...
>
> I suppose if a pt. had cholelithiasis during pregnancy that caused
> itching, she may still have something going on there?  This is a 2nd hand
> question that is very sketchy on the details.
>
> Appreciate your thoughts!
> Kathleen
>

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