>My understanding is that a side effect of endorphin release in any >situation is amnesia. For birth as well as a tooth abscess or broken leg. One >can remember having pain, one can remember it as severe pain that throbbed or >burned. However, one cannot remember the sensation, only its >conceptualization. Hmmmm . . . guess my endorphins don't work. I remember every labor pain, and I *do* remember the sensations, clearly. Kathy Dettwyler *********************************************** 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