Kay Hoover's excellent monograph on yeast and nipple pain states, and cites: "There is no good way to test for yeast on the nipple, because it rarely cultures." Amir LH et al., Candida albacans: is it associated with nipple pain in lactating women? Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation 41:30-34, 1996. Those who have not seen Kay's 4-pager (complete with color photos!) may contact her at [log in to unmask] She charges $5.00 for one copy -- but often, at conferences, you will see her at a booth selling them for one buck a piece. (I have no financial stake in this monograph -- but I was lucky enough to be asked to edit her newest fourth edition, dated January 2001, so I got a sneak preview! It is now available.) Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC Wyndmoor, PA, USA _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html