On Thu, 2002-07-25 at 09:02, Haas, Dana wrote: > This is primarily a question for the MD's out there... > > I had a call yesterday from a mom who had a nasty laceration vaginally. As > far as she knows (and from the OB's exam yesterday) it was not sutured post > delivery. It is not healing and intercourse is very painful. Her OB stated > that because she is breastfeeding, estrogen levels are low and this could be > contributing to the arrest in healing (and also the dyspareunia How about a second opinion? regards, Beth Perinatal Educator, PP Doula -- /\/\ Beth Johnson / o o\ Cosmic Wonderer ( / ^^\) Springfield, MA USA \ M_M/ "Ruling a country is like cooking a small fish-- you have to handle it with care."--Lao Tzu *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html