Can You Get Pregnant While Breastfeeding? Do You Have Stop Breastfeeding To Do Fertility Treatments?
Double board certified OBGYN and REI, Dr. Natalie Crawford, discusses whether or not you can get pregnant while breastfeeding. She also discusses breastfeeding while going through fertility treatments and preventing pregnancy while breasfeeding. Watch this video to learn more about how breastfeeding can impact your fertility.
Questions answered:
How can breastfeeding impact your fertility?
What is lactational amenorrhea?
What is prolactin?
What happens to the pituitary gland when you are breastfeeding?
What else can cause high prolactin?What is a prolactinoma?
How does prolactin impact ovulation?
How long does it take to get your period back after breastfeeding?
What medication decreases prolactin?
How can prolactin impact the uterine lining?
Can you do IVF while breastfeeding?
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International Planned Parenthood Federation IPPF. International Medical Advisory Panel IMAP. New IPPF statement on breastfeeding, fertility and post-partum contraception. IPPF Med Bull. 1990 Apr;24(2):2-4. PMID: 12316285.
Gray RH, Campbell OM, Apelo R, Eslami SS, Zacur H, Ramos RM, Gehret JC, Labbok MH. Risk of ovulation during lactation. Lancet. 1990 Jan 6;335(8680):25-9. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)90147-w. PMID: 1967336.
