Question

Intensely lactating mothers do not generally conceive due to the

• A. Suppression of gonadotropins
• B. Hypersecretion of gonadotropins
• C. Suppression of gametic transport
• D. Suppression of fertilization

Answer 1

The correct option is A Suppression of gonadotropins

Presence of prolactin hormone in the blood of lactating mothers suppresses the release of gonadotropins (FSH and LH) from the pituitary gland. Gonadotropins are required for ovulation to occur. Thus, in the absence of gonadotropins, ovum is not released and hence chances of fertilisation are nil upto 6 months following parturition (if the mother is regularly breast-feeding). Therefore, intensely lactating mothers do not generally conceive.

So, the correct answer is 'Suppression of gonadotropins'.