Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)? Is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) safe for nursing mother and child? Does Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) extracts into breast milk? Does Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) influence milk supply or can Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) lactation summary

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Answer by Dr. Ru: About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) usage in lactation

Disorder caused by sexual hormone dysfunction that can lead to problems like infertility, overweight, obesity, breast hypoplasia, gestacional induced diabetes and higher abortion risk, Breastfeeding may be seriously affected (20% of failure after some authors) especially if mammary gland hypoplasia or absence of breast enlargement during pregnancy occurs. Obesity and gestacional Diabetes also may affect breastfeeding. Both disease and medication used for treatment are compatible with breastfeeding. Fighting overweight by means of a hypocaloric diet and physical exercise is most important to improve symptoms of disease. Merformin helps to control Overweight and Diabetes and also ameliorate other symptoms of disease, it is compatible with breastfeeding, but has not been shown to improve milk production. (See specific info) An appropriate breastfeeding technique with frequent feedings, milk expression by the use of pump if required to increase stimulus beside with the use of galactogogues like Domperidone may enhance milk production. If necessary, supplementation with banked milk or artificial formula would be indicated. See below the information of these related products:

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