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Date: | Fri, 28 Jun 1996 07:08:57 -0400 |
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Hello everybody, I hope someone can help me with this search. My sister is
part of an on-line infertility news/support group and she has asked me to
find information and resources about this subject. In general, these women
have had a baby after using fertility drugs, and are now nursing an older
(often > 1 yo) baby. They want to go back to treatment to conceive again.
[Remember, likely demographics of this group is that many/most are in their
late 30s.] There is virtually nothing about these drugs and breastfeeding,
and as they compare notes they are finding that there is a lot of
conflicting advice.
The drugs are:
Injectable gonadotropins: Humegon, Pergonal, Metrodin
Another injectable (don't know exactly what class): Lupron
It also now comes as a nasal spray: Synarel
Oral: Clomid
I could only find references to Clomid; I understand it will suppress
lactation.
Questions are:
** What references/resources are there for any of these drugs? (Medical
references desperately needed!)
** What, if any, effect would there be on the nursing toddler? Do these
drugs pass through the milk? (Is there significance to injectable vs.
nasal/oral?)
** If lactation suppression is a side effect of any/all of these, what is
the significance of that action when we are talking about nursing an OLDER baby?
** Tom Hale, can you please repeat the information about your fax service?
(Or can someone else share it?) This time I promise to keep it somewhere
where I can find it again! :-)
Any and all information gratefully received - TIA!
Mary
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Mary Riley Renard, RN, BSN, IBCLC
CERP/Recertification Coordinator
Int'l Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)
P O Box 2348
Falls Church VA 22042-0348 USA
Tele 703-560-7330
Fax 703-560-7332
Email <[log in to unmask]> or <[log in to unmask]>
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