Showing posts with label Prolactin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prolactin. Show all posts

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Prolactin Problems!

Hi all, I know it's been a while before posts but hubby and I have had our brains so chock full of baby-info that we're all just lucky I was able to function enough to turn my computer on and find the darn keyboard. 

So - Prolactin! What the hell is it and why have I never heard about it until now?

If you're like me and like text book definitions: 

Prolactin (PRL), also known as luteotropic hormone or luteotropin, is a protein that is best known for its role in enabling mammals, usually females, to produce milk. It is influential in over 300 separate processes in various vertebrates, including humans.[4] Prolactin is secreted from the pituitary gland in response to eating, mating, estrogen treatment, ovulation and nursing. Prolactin is secreted in pulses in between these events. Prolactin plays an essential role in metabolism, regulation of the immune system and pancreatic development.

Thanks, Wikipedia! Buddy ol' pal! 

So it's basically a milk hormone that us females have schemed up to dastardly take on the milk formula giants..


Wait, that's not a text book definition, or even a dumbed down one... but it does give me a good idea for a dramatic movie... 

Anyway, I'm talking about Prolactin because apparently I have a problem with it.