Soy does contain very high phyto-estrogens, but we have found lots of
success at the Birthingway clinic with suggesting Sunflower lecithin
instead of soy. It still has the emulsifying properties, without the
ingestion of soy- which is a big allergen for moms as well as containing
high levels of estrogen.

The sunflower lecithin can be found online or in some health food stores.
We suggest Amazon.com as a reliable source at the clinic

Dictum Ag Factum,

Bryna Sampey,IBCLC

Doula My Soul
http://www.doulamysoul.com


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>   2. So I goggled Lecithin....
>   3. Lecithin and cancer risk
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> Date:    Fri, 2 Aug 2013 22:24:21 -0500
> From:    Pat Young <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Amazing issue...
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> of ICAN (infant, child & adolescent nutrition)  Vol 5, No 4 Aug 2013.
> Breastfeeding in the Workplace ; Higher Birth Weight Improves Rates of
> Exclusive Breastfeeding Through 3 months; Postpartum Depression and
> Breastfeeding; Why WIC Women Stop Breastfeeding?  Analysis of Maternal
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> Date:    Fri, 2 Aug 2013 22:35:55 -0500
> From:    Pat Young <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: So I goggled Lecithin....
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> and read about it in Wikipedia and then Kelly Mom.  Nothing even hinted at
> it being an estrogen.  Hope someone else has more info.    Maybe a really
> good question for Hale's Infant Risk Center.  They could probably dig out
> the info on Lecithin.  Pat in SNJJust seems far fetched...if we can't blame
> the BF, then let's blame something mom is using to fix the BF.
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> Date:    Fri, 2 Aug 2013 20:46:55 -0700
> From:    Hilary Pollock <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Lecithin and cancer risk
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> Hello -
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> I personally would think that a good step for her to take would be to
> undergo genetic testing to find out if the family history of
> ovarian/uterine cancer truly applies to her. If she doesn't carry the genes
> that put her at higher risk for gynecologic cancer, then exposing herself
> to more estrogen isn't an issue.
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> Can she take a lower dosage and still see effect? Could she only take it
> when she has a plug instead of taking a daily maintenance dose? Is there
> anything else she can take that will have the same effect as the lecithin
> without the soy/estrogen? Since it's only on one side, can she slowly
> decrease how much she uses that breast with a long term goal of one sided
> nursing on the side that doesn't seem to have problems?
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> Hilary Pollock
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> > Date:    Fri, 2 Aug 2013 21:52:46 +0000
> > From:    "Duret, Anne" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Lecithin and cancer risk
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> > Out loud thinking encouraged here.  We have a patient with a 3 month-old
> > who has had one-sided recurrent plugged ducts and mastitis.  She has had
> > repeated blebs that she has had to open herself with a sterile needle.
>  We
> > started her on 1200mg four times a day which was working well for her
> until
> > she started spotting.  Because this woman has a family history of
> > ovarian/uterine cancer, her OB asked her to immediately stop taking the
> > lecithin, stating that the estrogen in the lecithin was too great a risk
> > for her.  Her spotting did stop but she is again experiencing plugs.
> >
> > We can and will counsel her through symptom management and optimize the
> > breastfeeding but my question is, has anyone ever heard of lecithin
> being a
> > risk factor for cancer because of its inherent estrogen component?
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> > Anne Duret, RN IBCLC
> > Springfield, OR
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