One physician notes that clinical observation shows that breastfeeding contractions do not produce dilation of the cervix. Accordingly, in the Moscona survey of 57 mothers breastfeeding during pregnancy, only four women (seven percent) recalled contractions related to breastfeeding at all.
The pituitary gland is situated under the brain and is an endocrine gland. The pituitary gland produces the adrenocorticotrophic hormones (ACTH), which are essential for all vital organs of the body. The pituitary gland is responsible for regulating the production of hormones in the adrenal and thyroid glands.
Although GH is also produced by mammary tumors in dogs, there has been no report with clinically obvious acromegaly induced by GH-producing mammary tumors. Excess growth hormone invariably results in insulin resistance at the hepatic and muscular level, resulting in heightened insulin production.