Radioiodine Fallout and Breast-Feeding

Childhood Thyroid Radioiodine Exposure and Subsequent Infertility in the Intermountain Fallout Cohort

BACKGROUND Above-ground and underground nuclear weapon detonation at the Nevada Test Site (1951-1992) has resulted in radioiodine exposure for nearby populations. Although the long-term effect of environmental radioiodine exposure on thyroid disease has been well studied, little is known regarding the effect of childhood radioiodine exposure on subsequent fertility. OBJECTIVES We investigated...

Breast-feeding initiation and exclusive breast-feeding in rural Vietnam.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the initiation of breast-feeding and exclusive breast-feeding within the first week after delivery for women in rural Vietnam. DESIGN An interviewer-administered survey was conducted on a sample of rural women who gave birth during August-October 2002. SETTING Quang Xuong District, Thanh Hoa Province of Vietnam. SUBJECTS Four hundred and sixty-three women particip...

Mirtazapine and breast-feeding.

Selenium and breast-feeding.

The objective of the present review is to discuss Se nutrition during breast-feeding, encompassing environmental and maternal constitutional factors affecting breast-milk-Se metabolism and secretion. A literature search of Medline and Webofscience was used to retrieve and select papers dealing with Se and breast milk. Although Se in natural foods occurs only in organic form, breast milk respond...

Breast-feeding and contraception.

Emphasis on the advantages of breast-feeding to the infant and to the nursing mother has been accompanied by resurgent interest in this practice. Although breast-feeding has many desirable features, the needs of the lactating mother and her nursing infant may not always be complementary. Possible competition between the mother’s requirement for adequate contraception and the infant’s nutrition ...