sethg@athena.mit.edu (Seth Gordon) (01/31/88)
I would like to respond to bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein), who in <19546@bu-cs.BU.EDU> [over in talk.politics.misc] writes: >I've heard that men of some African tribes breast feed ... I think my high school biology teacher mentioned that prolactin, a hormone that induces milk production, actually did cause lactation in male guinea pigs. Prolactin, the New Man's illegal drug of the '90s! Watch for a surge in its popularity among new fathers. Any day now, the DEA will uncover shockingly high prolactin abuse among male babysitters. Phyllis Schadfly will have an apoplectic fit. ----------------------------------| sethg%athena.MIT.EDU@mit-eddie.UUCP attention CONTRA lovers! sethg%athena.MIT.EDU@mitvma.BITNET| CONVERT me, before i RALLY AGAIN! sethg@athena.MIT.EDU -------------|
hollombe@ttidca.TTI.COM (The Polymath) (02/02/88)
In article <2682@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> sethg@athena.mit.edu (Seth Gordon) writes: =I would like to respond to bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein), =who in <19546@bu-cs.BU.EDU> [over in talk.politics.misc] writes: =+I've heard that men of some African tribes breast feed ... = =I think my high school biology teacher mentioned that prolactin, a =hormone that induces milk production, actually did cause lactation in =male guinea pigs. It also causes lactation in male humans, as the La Leche League (a pro- breast-feeding organization) will be happy to tell you. I've also heard claims that human male breasts can be stimulated to produce milk through massage, but I find that one a bit unlikely. And you thought they were just there to break up the monotony of the male chest ... -- The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe, hollombe@TTI.COM) Illegitimati Nil Citicorp(+)TTI Carborundum 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. (213) 452-9191, x2483 Santa Monica, CA 90405 {csun|philabs|psivax|trwrb}!ttidca!hollombe