Hi, All: I'm tired of being frustrated in my attempts to find a definitive answer to the question of how long, if at all, a mom would need to interrupt breastfeeding after any radiologic procedure for which she has received a contrast medium. I know that several different agents are used, depending on the type of test and the area of the body being scanned, but I have yet to get a straight or consistent answer from our radiology department when I ask, on behalf of a mom, what agent she will be receiving, so that I can counsel her appropriately. I left a voicemail with our director or radiology, asking for a list of the agents they use and what tests they are used for, but have not heard back from him. My question for the group, does anyone know of such a list? Tom Hale's list at the end of his book becomes much more useful for me, if I have this information. I do have an excellent article from the ACR (American College of Radiologists) Bulletin, October 2001 titled: Administration of Contrast Medium to Breastfeeding Mothers, but again, it would be much more useful to me if I knew, when a mom asks me, what agent she will be receiving. Thanks. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,IBCLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** 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 mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html