Prolactin ____
a. stimulates and sustains milk production after childbirth
b. stimulates labor and childbirth
c. causes the development of breasts and other secondary sexual characteristics in the male
d. acts in concert with FSH to produce milk
e. has secondary effects on reducing the size of the uterus after birth
ANSWER: a
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