Hemosedimentation of healthy Lactating Women

Excretion of moxidectin into breast milk and pharmacokinetics in healthy lactating women.

Moxidectin, registered worldwide as a veterinary antiparasitic agent, is currently under development for humans for the treatment of onchocerciasis in collaboration with the World Health Organization. The objective of this study was to assess the pharmacokinetics of moxidectin in healthy lactating women, including the excretion into breast milk. Twelve women, ages 23 to 38 years, weighing 54 to...

Taboos and Beliefs among Pregnant & Lactating Women

Maternal nutrition is very important for the course and outcome of pregnancy. Successful pregnancy and lactation require adjustments in maternal body composition, metabolism and function of various physiological systems. Poor maternal nutrition, especially in rural settings, affects pregnancy and birth outcome. Taboo food and drink are food and beverages, which people abstain from consuming bec...

Breast disorders in pregnant and lactating women.

The breast undergoes extensive changes during pregnancy and lactation that can create diagnostic challenges. This article reviews the anatomy of the breast, breast changes associated with pregnancy and lactation, and breast imaging techniques for pregnant and lactating women. Various benign breast conditions in this patient population also are discussed, such as lactating adenomas, galactoceles...

O-24: Healthy Menopausal Women

Decrease of free thyroxin in serum of lactating women.

We measured thyroid hormones and thyroxin-binding proteins in serum from 62 normal lactating and 52 nonlactating women at three months postpartum, and compared these values with those for 42 nonpregnant control women of similar age. Mean thyroxin concentrations in the lactating and nonlactating women were significantly (P less than 0.001) lower than that of the nonpregnant controls, but there w...