With continued interest in the question about oxytocin in cow's milk, leading 
to question about prolactin in milks, I found a couple of 1973 references 
demonstrating 17 to 34 ng/ml prolactin in stored cow's milk and then 
measurements of about 4 to 30, averaging 17 ng/ml prolactin in human milks 
(Experimental Physiology (2002) 87.2, 207–214). And we've concluded that 
these likely survive digestion at least to some degree. Anyone who knows my 
stuff knows I'm no supporter of cow's milk consumption (and this supports 
that in ways) but it does appear possible that drinking cow's milk could provide 
prolactin to a breastfeeding mother, with possibility of benefit (or excess) to 
mom's level of milk production?

linda palmer,dc

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