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.
Like humans, dogs can suffer from diabetes insipidus, a condition stemming from a lack of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) production or a lack of a response to the ADH by the kidneys. ADH is a hormone that tells the kidneys to stop making urine and to start preserving water within the body.