Summary for nonusers of BCP:
Follicular: high IGF-1, high prolactin
Luteal: low FSH, high prolactin, IGF-1 not significant, high estradiol, high progesterone, low androgens
Days 5-10: low FSH, high prolactin, high LH;
Days 18-23: FSH, prolactin and LH don't matter;
Luteal swelling not only increased water, it is also increased tissue fluids and growth.
transforming growth factor alpha, transforming growth factor beta, epidermal growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, and SHBG also regulate mammary size.
Follicular: high IGF-1, high prolactin
Luteal: low FSH, high prolactin, IGF-1 not significant, high estradiol, high progesterone, low androgens
Days 5-10: low FSH, high prolactin, high LH;
Days 18-23: FSH, prolactin and LH don't matter;
Luteal swelling not only increased water, it is also increased tissue fluids and growth.
transforming growth factor alpha, transforming growth factor beta, epidermal growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, and SHBG also regulate mammary size.