Since the hormones of oral contraceptives are meant to reduce ovulation 
by mimicking pregnancy, the combined pill at least may increase breast 
tissue development. The progesterone only pill may not have the same 
effect, and we are missing human placental lactogen from the mix...

I would try "exogenous hormones" and "breast OR mammary development" for 
keywords. You may need to play with specifics to get anything.

Cathy

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  www.cwgenna.com

On 5/15/2017 10:55 AM, Dawn Kersula wrote:
> Question....if we know that our bodies develop more milk-making capacity
> with each menstrual cycle - do hormonal birth control methods that stop
> menstrual periods affect the amount of glandular tissue laid down??? Even
> young moms can be started on these methods - at age 12 or 13. Sigh.
>
> I don't know what words to put in a Search. I tried "Birth control
> breastfeeding" but didn't get any useful studies on Google Scholar.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Dawn Kersula...tying to answer student questions!
>
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