Sorry to chime in so late. What the evidence shows, but the ents in Spain (as well as in Italy ) seem not realizing, is that otosclerosis worsens in pregnancy - whereas the lactation causality link is far from being proved. See: Gristwood RD, Venables WN. Pregnancy and otosclerosis. Clin Otorinolaryngol 1983; 8(3):205-10. Best Silia Armeni pediatrician, ibclc (Rome, Italy) *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome