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>From:  Presutti, Lenard
>Sent:  Tuesday, December 15, 1998 8:28 AM
>To:    'kym smythe'; 'Automatic digest processor'
>Subject:       RE: Provera and Inducing Lactation
>Importance:    High
>
>Kym,
>       My feeling is that it would depend when the provera is given. If it is given
>close to the time she is trying to induce lactation it could interfere, but
>if there is a week or so interval between the provera and trying to induce
>lactation I doubt it would be a problem. The provera should be relatively
>rapidly eliminated from this woman's system. It is not like Depo Provera
>which would stay in her system for 90 days.
>                                               Len Presutti, DO
>                                               Dept. of Fam Med.
>                                               Ohio Univ. COM
>                                               Athens   OH
>
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>From:  kym smythe[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Tuesday, December 15, 1998 2:10 AM
>Subject:       Provera and Inducing Lactation
>
>Happy Holidays to all who celebrate this time of year!
>
>Mom is adopting baby from Guatemala in March (at 3 months of age).  Babe
>is being breastfed now and mom plans to induce lactation.
>
>Mom went to reproductive endocrinologist complaining of irregular
>bleeding.  Doc wants to give her 14 day course of oral Provera (20 mg)
>to get her body "back in synch". Mom is fearful it will interfere with
>her lactation.
>
>Any thoughts, O wise mids in Lact Land?
>
>Kym, finally typing without those four extra helping hands and actually
>doing worse!
>--
>Kym Smythe, MEd, IBCLC
>New Castle, DE, USA
>
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