BACKGROUND
Medications used to augment lactation increase prolactin secretion but can have intolerable side effects. We examined the biological activity of recombinant human prolactin (r-hPRL) as preliminary data for its use to augment lactation.
METHODS
Healthy, non-postpartum women (n = 21) with
A 28-year-old woman developed osteoporosis following seven years of neuroleptic use. She presented with amenorrhea and profuse galactorrhea of four years' duration. Dual photon absorptionometry demonstrated reduced bone mineral density in the femur and spine. Serum calcium, phosphorus and alkaline
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