Is Htlv-I Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Htlv-I? Is Htlv-I safe for nursing mother and child? Does Htlv-I extracts into breast milk? Does Htlv-I has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Htlv-I influence milk supply or can Htlv-I decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Htlv-I lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Htlv-I is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Htlv-I may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Htlv-I 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 Htlv-I .
- Usage of Htlv-I is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Htlv-I 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 Htlv-I usage in lactation
Retroviral infection that is endemic in Japan, the Caribbean and South America. It has been associated to neoplastic diseases.It may be transmitted through breast milk.Freezing milk at -20 ºC kills the HTLV-I virus..