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I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Chromium Cr 51 Edetate? Is Chromium Cr 51 Edetate safe for nursing mother and child? Does Chromium Cr 51 Edetate extracts into breast milk? Does Chromium Cr 51 Edetate has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Chromium Cr 51 Edetate influence milk supply or can Chromium Cr 51 Edetate decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About Chromium Cr 51 Edetate usage in lactation

Information in this record refers to the use of chromium Cr 51 edetate (Cr 51-ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid; Cr 51-EDTA) as a diagnostic agent for the estimation of glomerular filtration rate. The International Commission on Radiological Protection and other experts state that breastfeeding need not be interrupted after administration of Cr 51 edetate.[1][2] The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission states that breastfeeding need not be interrupted after administration of Cr 51 edetate in doses of 60 MBq (1.6 mCi) or less to a nursing mother.[3] However, to follow the principle of keeping exposure "as low as reasonably achievable", some experts recommend nursing the infant just before administration of the radiopharmaceutical and interrupting breastfeeding for 3 to 6 hours after the dose, then expressing the milk completely once and discarding it. If the mother has expressed and saved milk prior to the examination, she can feed it to the infant during the period of nursing interruption.[4][5][6] Mothers concerned about the level of radioactivity in their milk could ask to have it tested at a nuclear medicine facility at their hospital. When the radioactivity is at a safe level she may resume breastfeeding. A method for measuring milk radioactivity and determining the time when a mother can safely resume breastfeeding has been published.[7]

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