I am looking for clarification on Hales information pertaining to iodine 131 . He states the need to wean prior to the use of this by several days to weeks. The reason is the accumulation causing an increased risk of breast cancer for the woman. Would this be avoided by pumping on a regular basis or would the risk still be increased? How much pumping would be enough? Is there even any research one wy or another? I have been wondering what impact milk production has in all of this partly because a woman who "weans" several days prior to the test will still be producing milk. Is she at risk? A few weeks is also somewhat vague, are we trying to achieve NO milk? Or simply get past full production? I have a mom with a 7 week old facing some difficult decisions, she would appreciate all the input she can get. Thanks, Victoria Fisher *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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