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Diagnosis and Management of Breast Milk Oversupply

Lauren Trimeloni and Jeanne Spencer
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2016, 29 (1) 139-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.01.150164

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  • Table 1. Causes of Elevated Prolactin Concentrations
    Hypothalamic/pituitary stalk damage
    Pituitary disorders
    Chronic renal failure
    Cirrhosis
    Cranial radiation
    Polycystic ovary disease
    Medications
        Antidepressants
        Antihistamines
        Antihypertensives

    • Adapted with permission from Melmed S, Casanueva FF, Hoffman AR, et al; Endocrine Society. Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011;96:273–88.

  • Table 2. Differential Diagnosis Breastmilk Oversupply
    Overuse of galactogogues
    Excessive breast-pumping
    Normal engorgement in the early postpartum weeks
    Excessive prolactin*

    • From ref. 4.

    • ↵* See Table 1.

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