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 itself consists of a larger anterior lobe that makes the following hormones: adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), growth hormone (GH) and Prolactin.
Traditional Treatment. The thyroid produces two different hormones: T3, which is the active form, and T4, which is inactive. The T4 is absorbed by the body's tissues where it can then be converted to the useful T3 hormone and used in tissue-specific ways. Dogs suffering from hypothyroidism don't produce enough T4.