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2007-06-22 04:18:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting Pregnancy

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Yes. I have read of women that have adopted a baby and breast fed. If the nipples and breasts are stimulated enough, the glands in the breasts will eventually produce milk. Check out the below link.

2007-06-22 04:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by Moo Moo Mair 6 · 2 0

Yes. It is called mind over matter. Women who have adopted have been able to produce milk. Men have also been to produce milk. Men have the same milk ducts that women do.It's kinda of disturbing for a man to breastfeed but it has been done.If men can produce milk without being pregnant so can women. There is also some medicines that can cause lactation.

http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/miscarticles/milkmen.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_lactation
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1511/is_n2_v16/ai_16051177

2007-06-22 04:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by NurseL 4 · 1 0

confident The phenomenon of MALE lactation in human beings has develop into extra straight forward recently with the aid of using drugs that stimulate a guy's mammary glands. nevertheless boys and adult males have nipples, that is not any longer so in lots of cases understood that additionally they have mammary glands (and could, in fact, get breast maximum cancers). frequently there is so little mammary tissue that that's unnoticeable; if the male breasts strengthen visibly, the condition is stated as gynecomastia. decrease than the right hormonal stimulus—that nature aspects to human women human beings whilst they develop into pregnant and supply start—the mammary glands of human adult males could additionally produce milk. the quantity of milk produced is low relative to that of a lactating woman. Male lactation has, on occasion, began devoid of hormonal remedies besides new child infant boys (and ladies) can now and returned produce milk because of the spectacular hormones in touch of their mom's being pregnant and the hours of childbirth; that's stated as witches' milk. Male lactation is maximum in many cases led to with the help of hormonal remedies given to adult males tormented by prostate maximum cancers. woman hormones are used to sluggish the production of cancerous prostate tissue, however the comparable hormones additionally stimulate the mammary glands. Male-to-woman transsexuals could additionally produce milk because of the hormones they take to reshape their bodies. intense rigidity mixed with annoying actual interest and a shortage of foodstuff has additionally been generic to reason male lactation. The phenomenon develop into first studied in survivors of the liberated Nazi concentration camps after international war II. some American POWs getting back from the Korean and Vietnam Wars additionally experienced male lactation. it is likewise achieveable for adult males (and ladies human beings) to bring about lactation via consistent rub down and simulated 'sucking' of the nipple over a protracted volume of time (months)

2016-10-18 08:58:08 · answer #3 · answered by duffina 4 · 0 0

yes, but if you have never had a baby before you need to get checked out, because the main reason for this is a benign tumor on the pituitary galnd that produces the hormone prolactin.

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2007-06-22 04:23:35 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie C 4 · 2 1

Yes women who adopt babies sometimes induce lactation to feed the baby.

Also certain drugs and conditions can cause lactation.

2007-06-22 04:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

If you are looking for information on how to stimulate lactation, you can find information for that here: http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBadoptive.html

If you spontaneously started lactating, you should consult your doctor.

2007-06-22 04:27:32 · answer #6 · answered by rubberdukki 3 · 2 0

not unless she was recently pregnant, or nursing. If you have fluid coming from your nipples and you are not 6+ months pregnant, go see a dr.

2007-06-22 04:23:29 · answer #7 · answered by parental unit 7 · 0 3

very unlikely!

2007-06-22 06:07:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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