Hi all, And a big Hi to those who responded on Lactnet and to me privately, as well. Yes, LLL virgina, I remember you! What is most frustrating to me is that as an LC I ask myself, am I doing enough to educate the providers about DEPO and breastfeeding? I agree totally with educating mom beforehand, extremely important!!!! We keep saying that there is nothing that states the risks about Depo and BF. Well, after my rant on Lactnet yesterday I went to the FDA website, (as suggested by another post several years ago by Lisa Jones-check the archives) and did a search for depo. There are several new warnings reported, one directly from Pfizer stating that Depo can cause OSTEOPOROSIS, but read on, in the patient information and the Physician information package. I was at first stunned by the amount of side effects associated with depo. We talk about our moms not hearing from their HCP about the risks to bf, but when you look at ALL the possible side effects listed, and realize that mothers are not getting information on ANY side effects, it gets even scarier. In the literature, that I am sure many of you will download, read and share, it definitivly states that depo should not be administered to EXCLUSIVE bf women before 6 wks postpartum. (which makes me wonder, what if mom says she is "going to do both" like we hear so often?) Secondly, in risks reported by 1% or less of the women studied in this clinical trial, prevention of lactation, as I think they worded it, IS THERE in print! So guess what? IT IS in writing and we do have something to share with HCP's on this subject. As one of my peer counselors pointed out when I shared this info with her, "what's 1% of a million?". In other words, 1% may not seem like a lot, but overall, it is huge. I will be making copies of all these documents and sharing it with my moms, and the OB's in my health center. Of course I will continue to give my mom info on bc methods that are more compatable with bf. Honestly, if we don't speak up about this issue and what we are seeing, and begin to demand change, who will? www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2004/nov_PI/Depo-Provera_PI.pdf - 06-27-2006 www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2004/DepoProvera_deardoc.pdf - 06-27-2006 Kim Durdin-James, IBCLC WHCC WIC _________________________________________________________________ FREE online classifieds from Windows Live Expo – buy and sell with people you know http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwex0010000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://expo.live.com?s_cid=Hotmail_tagline_12/06 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html