Abstract
During lactation, the suckling offspring controls three major components of lactation: the production of milk within the mammary gland, the ejection of this milk to the offspring and, in many species, the suppression of ovarian activity or delay in implantation. Delaying a new pregnancy ensures sufficient time before the birth of the next offspring to permit adequate growth of the current offspring during lactation. This chapter will review endocrine changes in lactation and their relationship to fertility regulation post partum.
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McNeilly, A.S., Forsyth, I.A., McNeilly, J.R. (1994). Regulation of Post-Partum Fertility in Lactating Mammals. In: Lamming, G.E. (eds) Marshall’s Physiology of Reproduction. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1286-4_11
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