Question

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

Answer by DrLact: About Nonaethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether usage in lactation

Nonaethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether is a relatively nontoxic nonionic surfactant and only trivial amounts of the drug have been found in the milk of animals after vaginal administration.[1] Limited information indicates that breastfed infants of mothers using vaginal Nonaethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether experienced no adverse effects. Vaginal use of Nonaethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether is acceptable in nursing mothers.

Nonaethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether Side Effects in Breastfeeding

In a study comparing various methods of contraception, the breastfed infants of women who used a Nonaethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether-containing foam had no observable adverse effects.[2]

Nonaethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether Possible Effects in Breastfeeding

Compared with a combination contraceptive containing ethinyl estradiol 30 mcg and levonorgestrel 150 mcg, women who used either Nonaethylene glycol nonylphenyl ether foam or copper-T IUD had less inhibition of lactation than the combined oral contraceptive.[2]
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