I haven't seen the beginning of this thread, as I just returned from
many days of travel, but I'm presuming you're talking about Brent's
study.

My personal reaction to Brent's study is that I found some methods in
her study a little questionable. I'm not saying I'm a non-believer in
hydrogel, I'm just saying that based on her study, I don't
necessarily believe the results are a reality. Results may be an
artifact of her methodology.

Please accept my apologies if I'm coming in too late to have my
comments be of any earthly good here!


>Kathy wrote:
>>I've got copies of research done by them saying that the glycerin is also
>fungiostatic.  Moms
>really love these pads, and the are easy to use.
>
>I don't understand how the lack of growth of microorganisms on pads makes
>them safe.  My concern is that the *presence* of the pad, independent of
>its substance, may make it more likely for infection to develop on the
>breast.  Saying that the glycerin in the dressing is fungiostatic does not
>preclude the skin area, which is now occluded, from growing fungus.   The
>fact that the bandage does not support bacterial/viral/fungal growth does
>not mean that the wound site won't support this type of growth.
>
>I encourage those of you who are using these pads to publish your
>findings... it would be great to have more research covering these pads.
>
>
>Cindy Turner-Maffei, MA, IBCLC
>Massachusetts, USA
>
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