Is Toremifenum Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Toremifenum? Is Toremifenum safe for nursing mother and child? Does Toremifenum extracts into breast milk? Does Toremifenum has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Toremifenum influence milk supply or can Toremifenum decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Toremifenum lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Toremifenum is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Toremifenum may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Toremifenum 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 Toremifenum .
- Usage of Toremifenum is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Toremifenum 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 Toremifenum usage in lactation
Anti-estrogen drug with anticancer effects. Drug is cleared from the body in 6 elimination half-lives. Resuming breastfeeding is likely safe after 30 days of pumping-and-dumping.
Alternate Drugs for Sex hormone antagonists and modulators of the genital system. ATC G03H & G03X
Mifepristone(Low Risk)
Cyproterone Acetate(Unsafe)
Raloxifene Hydrochloride(Unsafe)
Toremifene(Dangerous)
Ulipristal Acetate (Myomas)(Low Risk)