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splenectomy
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newman <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 21:04:17 -0500
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I don't see why splenectomy would be an issue. A woman without a spleen
should be able to breastfeed. The drugs she will be on will probably be just
plain penicillin, or perhaps some other antibiotic which should be
compatible with breastfeeding.

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC

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