Which statement regarding lactation is false?
A) Estrogen and progesterone levels do not affect milk production.
B) All through the pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone together cause breast development, and suppress the effects of prolactin.
C) Prolactin is a hormone that stimulates milk production in the mammary glands.
D) The increased prolactin at birth causes milk production within a few days

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Once the placenta is delivered, the major source of pregnancy hormones is gone. Estrogen and progesterone levels drop drastically. All through the pregnancy, these two hormones together caused breast development, but also suppressed the effects of prolactin released from the anterior pituitary. Prolactin is a hormone that stimulates milk production (lactation) in the mammary glands. The increased prolactin at birth (without suppression by estrogen and progesterone) causes milk production within a few days.

Which Statement Regarding Lactation Is False