How to Use prolactin in a Sentence

prolactin

noun

• And of course there’s prolactin, the breastfeeding hormone, and stress hormones to boot.
  — Dina Litovsky, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021
• The most important next step is to discover where the prolactin is coming from.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2023
• If epilepsy is suspected, the doctor will order a blood test that measures the amount of the hormone prolactin.
  — Diana Apetauerova, Verywell Health, 24 July 2023
• And when the baby starts sucking on your breast, that signals the release of prolactin and oxytocin, which increase milk production and deliver it to your breast.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 16 Jan. 2018
• In men, orgasm increases production of a hormone called prolactin that promotes deep wave sleep -- the type the body needs to repair and restore itself.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
• To get the highest amount of prolactin, science suggests having an orgasm with a partner if possible.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Mar. 2018
• In the fathers, a surge of prolactin helped the neurons form a permanent circuit in the brain, which integrated a pup’s scent into the father’s long-term memory.
  — Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2016
• One way dopamine assists with expanding T levels is by stifling prolactin.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
• The study authors believe vitamin E reduced the effects of the hormone prolactin, which can contribute to cramps, weight gain and breast tenderness.
  — Amy Capetta, Woman's Day, 19 June 2015
• This is because their effect on the neurotransmitter dopamine may have the potential to increase the levels of the hormone prolactin in the body, which can lead to anovulation in some people.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Jan. 2019
• For a short time, your pelvic muscles contract, your consciousness changes, and the blood levels of two hormones (oxytocin and prolactin), which promote social bonding, increase.
  — Yuliya Klochan, Health, 20 Oct. 2023
• Even the levels of prolactin, a hormone associated with breastfeeding, rise in men.
  — Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 2 June 2020
• In men, high levels of prolactin commonly cause erectile dysfunction and low libido.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2023
• The hormone that stimulates pigeon milk production is called prolactin, which is the same hormone that causes lactation in mammals like us!
  — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024
• All of that is coordinated by the hormone prolactin, which activates receptors on cells in your breasts, Dr. Spatz explains.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Jan. 2018
• Research has shown that THC, the active compound in cannabis, can inhibit the release of prolactin, a hormone responsible for milk production.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
• Too much prolactin, in the setting of other disorders, can cause irregular cycles.
  — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• Excess prolactin, a hormone that causes breast growth during puberty and produces breast milk, might throw off your menstrual cycle.
  — Jessica Migala, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
• These particular brain cells are also regulated by prolactin, a hormone that orchestrates the milk production in the breasts of new mothers.
  — Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2016
• An increase in the hormone prolactin—which helps get milk going—may also have something to do with breasts feeling uncomfortable during pregnancy.
  — Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 29 July 2022
• First, researchers have observed that the hormone prolactin increases during sleep and causes drowsiness in animals.
  — Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News, 19 May 2017
• As the level of excess estrogen falls in a baby after birth, the milk-producing hormone prolactin temporarily increases and can cause breast growth.
  — David L. Hill, Parents, 20 July 2023
• This is because the hormones that promote breast milk production (mainly, prolactin) also suppress ovulation.
  — Christina Oehler, Health.com, 19 June 2019
• Additional ingredients include Chinese ku gua, an herb renowned for raising the firmness of erections, and zinc gluconate, which could increase testosterone and prolactin levels.
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes, 6 June 2022
• Some studies have showed evidence that ingredients in beer can increase prolactin, a hormone necessary for milk production; others have showed the opposite.
  — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
• Also, people who breastfeed experience a rise in a hormone called prolactin, which stimulates milk production and further drives down oestrogen.
  — Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com, 31 July 2022
• Estrogen interacts in various ways with prolactin, a hormone that’s necessary for breastmilk production.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Jan. 2018
• Another possibility is that vitamin D deficiency causes an increase in the production of a hormone called prolactin.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2024