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Do non-steroidal methods of contraception affect lactation?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2011

Angus M. Thomson
Angus M. Thomson
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MRC Reproduction and Growth Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne
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I have not encountered any evidence, anecdotal or otherwise, that lactation is influenced by male methods of contraception including coitus interruptus, or by female barrier or chemical (other than hormonal) methods.

The use of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) has been claimed to enhance lactation. In Chile, Gomez-Rogers et al. (1967) studied 81 women fitted with IUDs at an average of 50 days post-partum, in whom the lactation half-life (time when 50% had stopped nursing) was 7 months 21 days. In 150 controls, the lactation half-life was 4 months 21 days, the difference being statistically significant.

Type
V. Problems and prospects
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 9 , supplement S4: Fertility Regulation During Human Lactation , 1977 , pp. 185 - 188
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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