Four methods of postpartum lactation suppression were evaluated in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial carried out with 353 primarily black, lower socioeconomic class patients. At days 3 and 4 of their hospital stay, patients fitted with a tight bra and treated with either Tace®, stilbestrol, or Deladumone® experienced significantly less breast tenderness and lactation than patients fitted with a tight bra and given an oral placebo. At day 4, Deladumone and stilbestrol appeared significantly better than Tace in these parameters. Five-week follow-up data indicated Deladumone to be associated with greater improvement in emotional distress and with greater estrogen deficiency than the other three methods. Estrogen-deficient patients, however, reported significantly less improvement in emotional distress than patients with an estrogen effect. Suggestions for further studies of lactation suppression are offered.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Schwartz et al. (1973) studied this question.