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Ros Escott <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 14 Jul 1996 12:03:05 +0000
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I recently posted a similar situation and received a number of
personal replies - not sure if they were all on the lactnet as well.
Most were personal experience and did not correlate with any problem
with the pregnancy.  It seems milk production, even engorgement,
just happens to some women.

However, I did chance to speak with one woman (not on the internet)
who was diagnosed with a pituitary adenoma after she suddenly
started letting down milk at work, three years after she weaned. She
was about to undergo surgery, when she asked for a second opinion and
found a specialist who preferred not to operate unless or until she
had pressure symptoms. She has not had sugery or been medication,
but did fall pregnant shortly after the diagnosis.  They monitored
her estradoil (pregancy hormones) and fetal movements, but there were
no problems with the pregancy or subsequent lengthy lactation.

Another non-pregnant colleague of mine with the same condition
needed to take bromociptine to get suppress her prolactin levels in
order to get pregnant (twice)

Although your 35-weeker's milk production is probably benign, I would
suggest caution by monitoring estradoil and fetal movements. It is
not worth the risk.

Ros Escott
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