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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 90, No. 4 1979-1985

Julie A. Mennella, M. Yanina Pepino and Karen L. Teff

Despite the lack of scientific evidence to support the claim that alcohol is a galactagogue, lactating women have been advised to drink alcohol as an aid to lactation for centuries. To test the hypothesis that alcohol consumption affects the hormonal response in lactating women, we conducted a within-subjects design study in which 17 women consumed a 0.4 g/kg dose of alcohol in orange juice during one test session and an equal volume of orange juice during the other.