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ArticleArchives of women's mental health2025

Dysphoric milk ejection reflex: prevalence and associations with self-reported mental health history.

Megan Howard, Alison N Goulding, Anitha Muddana, Terri L Fletcher, Nicole Cirino, Alison M Stuebe

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Article in Archives of women's mental health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Megan HowardDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. megan.howard@bcm.edu.ORCID 0009-0009-7573-8425
Alison N GouldingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Anitha MuddanaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Terri L FletcherMenninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Nicole CirinoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Alison M StuebeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Funding

Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's WRHR Center of ExcellenceK12HD103087 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BELFORT, MICHAEL A · 2020 to 2024
$1.2M
NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD103087
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study sought to determine prevalence of Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER) and mental health correlates in a cohort of patients from a breastfeeding medicine clinic. We determined prevalence of D-MER symptoms and performed bivariate analyses to explore associations between D-MER symptoms, demographics, and self-reported mental health history. Among 271 patients, 42 (15.5%) reported D-MER. Women with D-MER symptoms were more likely to report a history of panic attacks (28.6 vs. 12.2%, OR 2.87, 95% CI 1.23-6.25).

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Breast FeedingMental HealthPanic DisorderAdultFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPrevalenceSelf ReportBreastfeedingDysphoric milk ejection ReflexLactationPostpartum Mental Health

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PMID39976677
PMCPMC12427830

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