I think Frank is pretty clear: we have no idea of the long term
consequences of having an infant drink the breastmilk of a woman with such
a hormonal treatment as this one.

He mentions the DES problem, which you can read about here:

​https://www.cdc.gov/des/consumers/about/index.html

it is a famous case of pregnant women taking hormonal medication which was
thought to be risk free, but was not... it caused vaginal cancer and
infertility in many of those women´s daughters.

So the debate is the one that pops up more and more often in medicine...
should we do something just because we technically can? If we stick to
primum non nocere (first do no harm), should this baby have been breasfed,
if we are not sure of the future consequences? Maybe cuddling, skin to
skin, donated milk and lots of love would have been the safer choice for
the baby.

And another consideration...  if this baby had remained with her
birthmother, could she have been breastfed for the recommended time of six
months exclusive breastfeeding and then on to two years? Would not this,
then, be the best interest of the baby?

I think this is what Frank means. The case of this transgender woman is a
great achievement for science and for her... but what about the baby? Was
this the best case scenario for this infant?

I don´t want to upset anyone, just put this out there so we think about all
parties involved.

Warmly,
Kika

-- 
Dra. Carmela Baeza
Médico de Familia
Consultora Certificada en Lactancia Materna IBCLC
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