Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Manitoba, Canada
Estrogen In Bc Pills While Breastfeeding Posted: 01-25-05 21:57pm
I have a question about the estrogen in
the bc pills. A friend's doctor has
warned her that breastfeeding while on the
pill can cause her son to develop
'breasts'.... I am really curious as to
if this is true or not, seeing as how most
bc pills nowadays are lo dose to begin
with...
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laura_girl
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 173 Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posted: 01-25-05 22:01pm
The only bcp that is permitted for
breastfeeding women is the "mini-pill"
which is progesterone only. I don't know
if you described the reason.
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PattyV
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1103 Location: Chicago area
Posted: 01-29-05 11:51am
I would not use the pill and
breastfeed.The risk of the
hormones,however low the dose is not worth
it.Babies are very small and what would be
considered a low dose for an adult woman
could be a very high dose for a
baby.Plus,if her child is a
male,introducing female hormones in excess
of what is already in his little body just
does not sound like a good
idea.Remember,what ever is taken in by the
mother gets passed on through the breast
milk-that means her little boy is getting
her pills!Yes,that can cause him to
develop breasts and also mess with his
male development.So,she should either stop
breastfeeding or go off the pill until she
stops breastfeeding and choose a
nonhormonal birth control method.
