Question

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

Diethylstilbestrol lactation summary

Diethylstilbestrol is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Diethylstilbestrol is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Diethylstilbestrol may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Diethylstilbestrol may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
  • Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Diethylstilbestrol .
  • Usage of Diethylstilbestrol is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Diethylstilbestrol and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
  • 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 Diethylstilbestrol usage in lactation

Synthetic estrogen.It may decrease breast milk production.

Alternate Drugs for Estrogens. ATC G03C

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