Is Lutestral Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Lutestral? Is Lutestral safe for nursing mother and child? Does Lutestral extracts into breast milk? Does Lutestral has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Lutestral influence milk supply or can Lutestral decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Lutestral lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Lutestral is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Lutestral is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Lutestral does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Lutestral safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher 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 Lutestral usage in lactation
Synthetic progestin-related drug similar to the progesterone used for treatment of uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, infertility and occasionally for prostate problems.It has been used as a birth control medication, as single component or in combination with estrogen (e.g. mestranol + chlormadinone). No changes in prolactin were observed on plasma levels or milk production in women treated with chlormadinone. During lactation progestin-only drugs are preferred or in combination with estrogen for birth control, but whatever, the ones with the lower doses of estrogen should be used.For the first 6 weeks postpartum, non-hormonal methods are of choise.
Alternate Drugs for Hormonal Contraceptives Progestogens & modulators. ATC G03AC-D
Oral Levonorgestrel(Safe)
Norethindrone(Safe)
Progesterone(Safe)
Desogestrel(Safe)
Etonogestrel(Safe)
Levonorgestrel Implant(Safe)
Levonorgestrel(Safe)
Chlormadinone Acetate(Safe)
Nomegestrol Acetate(Safe)
Norethisterone(Safe)
Norethisterone Acetate(Safe)
Ethinylnortestosterone(Safe)
Pregnenedione(Safe)
Progestin(Safe)
d-Norgestrel(Safe)