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Re: Breastfeeding while taking the Pill

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Feb 1998 22:39:50 -0600 (CST)

At Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Marie wrote: >
>I've heard about a low dose birth control pill that one can take while
>breastfeeding. First of all, what are the repurcussions of taking any
>birth control pill while breastfeeding? Secondly, does taking the low
>dose pill avoid any of these problems?

Micronor is a progesterone-only pill which is safe in breast feeding. The only problem is a slightly higher failure rate and irregualr staining.. 

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