Question

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

Luteinising Hormone lactation summary

Luteinising Hormone usage has low risk in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Luteinising Hormone is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Luteinising Hormone may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Luteinising Hormone may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Luteinising Hormone low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • While using Luteinising Hormone 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 Luteinising Hormone usage in lactation

Keep in mind that there is a known anovulatory effect of lactation that is related to sucking frequency.

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Clomiphene(Low Risk)
Clomifene Citrate(Low Risk)
Follitropin(Low Risk)
Chorionic Gonadotrophin Alpha(Low Risk)
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin(Low Risk)
Human Menopausal Gonadotrophins(Low Risk)
Lutropin(Low Risk)
Menotropins(Low Risk)
Urofollitropin(Low Risk)
Lh(Low Risk)
FSH(Low Risk)
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