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It supports milk production and stimulates caregiving behavior in mothers. Now a University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study has found prolactin also regulates body temperature during pregnancy.
Jun 4, 2025
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University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers have identified a potential way to reduce female post-operative pain by inhibiting pituitary prolactin generated by pre-operative stress.
May 20, 2025
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About 15% of all couples of reproductive age are involuntarily childless. A major reason why so many need assisted reproduction is that, nowadays, more and more people are putting off starting a family.
May 13, 2025
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Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk production. There are significant hormonal changes during lactation, but how they lead to metabolic ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Peripartum cardiac insufficiency (PPCM) is a rare but life-threatening condition that can affect previously heart-healthy women a few weeks before or after the birth of a child. For unknown reasons, the left ventricle is ...
Feb 13, 2025
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A new rat study explores lung function and placental changes in the presence of infection and inflammation. The study suggests treating the mother with steroids before giving birth may improve both lung and placental function, ...
Feb 13, 2025
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A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study.
Feb 5, 2025
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New guidelines on the diagnosis and management of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI)—developed by the Center for Research Excellence in Women's Health in Reproductive Life (CRE-WHiRL) at Monash University, and key international ...
Dec 8, 2024
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A hot flush is a phenomenon as disruptive as it is commonplace. One moment, life proceeds as usual. The next, a wave of heat rises, spreading from the chest to the face—leaving behind flushed skin and beads of sweat. For ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Animal reproduction is supported by the integration of various external and internal processes. These processes include a combination of perceived sensory cues, behaviors and hormone secretion.
