Is Follitropin Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Follitropin? Is Follitropin safe for nursing mother and child? Does Follitropin extracts into breast milk? Does Follitropin has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Follitropin influence milk supply or can Follitropin decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Follitropin lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Follitropin is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Follitropin may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Follitropin may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Follitropin low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- While using Follitropin We suggest monitoring child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to 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 Follitropin usage in lactation
It is not secreted into breast milk because of a large molecular weight. It is readily destroyed by the child’s stomach acid milieu. Keep in mind that there is a known anovulatory effect of lactation that is related to sucking frequency.
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Human Menopausal Gonadotrophins(Low Risk)
Lutropin(Low Risk)
Menotropins(Low Risk)
Urofollitropin(Low Risk)
Lh(Low Risk)
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FSH(Low Risk)