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Lactation Suppression
- Indications
- Discontinuation of Breast Feeding
- Course
- Engorgement resolves within 1 week
- May result in low grade fever
- General Methods
- Symptomatic Engorgement Relief
- Ice packs held to breast
- Frozen Cabbage Leaves inside bra
- Tight bra (no longer recommended)
- Symptomatic Engorgement Relief
- Precautions
- Avoid Medications (e.g. Bromocriptine) for suppression
- Risk of hypotension
- Risk of Cerebrovascular Accident
- Avoid Medications (e.g. Bromocriptine) for suppression
Therapeutic suppression of lactation (C0546981) | |
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| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
| English | Inhibition of lactation procedure, Lactation suppression, Suppressing milk, Suppression of lactation, Therapeutic suppression of lactation |
| Spanish | procedimiento de inhibicion de la lactancia |
| Parent Concepts | Procedures on breast (C0191838) |
| Sources | MTH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
