Breastfeeding; the best way to feed a baby. It offers all the valuable nutrients that helps with growing, it offers protection from certain infections and some common childhood illnesses and it increases emotional bonding between mother and child. As valuable as breastfeeding can be, it does present some nuisances; such as learning how to deal with the awkward leaks, spraying, and dribbling that not only occur during active breastfeeding, but can continue long after giving birth and/or breastfeeding has stopped.
In women who have previously been pregnant or had a baby, it is not unusual to experience leaking of milk from the breast for weeks, months and even years after giving birth, regardless to whether or not breastfeeding followed. This …show more content…
(11) When the secretion is spontaneous (a common occurrence), it is usually physiological; being emotionally and/or sexually induced. (1) A study done by Hygeia II Medical Group found, when a women hears a baby cry or simply thinks about a baby, it triggers a signal to be sent to the brain that causes a release of oxytocin, a hormone that initiates the discharge of milk. (13,10) In another study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers at Rutgers University discovered that, both genital stimulation and nipple stimulation emit nerve impulses to the same region of the brain. This explains why some women experience un-manipulated flow of milk during sexual arousal. …show more content…
Patients with normal prolactin levels, who are not bothered by the discharge, and do not present with significant symptoms (e.g. diminished libido, amenorrhea, infertility) do not require treatment, although prolactin levels should be monitored periodically. (11) When treatment is desired idiopathic galactorrhea may be eliminated by blocking and/or reducing prolactin levels with medication. However, in patients with normal or low prolactin levels, treatment with medications would be difficult and most likely ineffective. (14) Women who experience idiopathic galactorrhea and are either unable to treat or choose not to treat the condition, generally learn to accept it and continue to educate themselves on ways to cope with the
In women who have previously been pregnant or had a baby, it is not unusual to experience leaking of milk from the breast for weeks, months and even years after giving birth, regardless to whether or not breastfeeding followed. This …show more content…
(11) When the secretion is spontaneous (a common occurrence), it is usually physiological; being emotionally and/or sexually induced. (1) A study done by Hygeia II Medical Group found, when a women hears a baby cry or simply thinks about a baby, it triggers a signal to be sent to the brain that causes a release of oxytocin, a hormone that initiates the discharge of milk. (13,10) In another study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers at Rutgers University discovered that, both genital stimulation and nipple stimulation emit nerve impulses to the same region of the brain. This explains why some women experience un-manipulated flow of milk during sexual arousal. …show more content…
Patients with normal prolactin levels, who are not bothered by the discharge, and do not present with significant symptoms (e.g. diminished libido, amenorrhea, infertility) do not require treatment, although prolactin levels should be monitored periodically. (11) When treatment is desired idiopathic galactorrhea may be eliminated by blocking and/or reducing prolactin levels with medication. However, in patients with normal or low prolactin levels, treatment with medications would be difficult and most likely ineffective. (14) Women who experience idiopathic galactorrhea and are either unable to treat or choose not to treat the condition, generally learn to accept it and continue to educate themselves on ways to cope with the