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Assertion : Generally, a woman do not conceive during lactation period.
Reason : The hormone prolactin initiates and maintain lactation in a woman.

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is a correct explanation of Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion
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Assertion is true but Reason is false
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Both Assertion and Reason are false
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Assertion is false but reason is true.
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion
Milk secretion is maintained as long as breast feeding and hence, hormone production continues. A Woman does not conceive during the lactation period because lactation stimulates prolactin secretion, which inhibits GnRH secretion and ovulation is inhibited.

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