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Lead
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
This study is designed to accurately determine if seven days of fenugreek will stimulate milk production in a selected group of subjects with poor milk supply. We hypothesize that the women enrolled in the test group will have increased milk production at the end of the 8-day study.
Age
18–45
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Mothers 2-12 weeks postpartum
Mothers with term infants 37 weeks gestation or older
Mothers with poor milk supply documented by professional lactation consultants
Mothers whose milk supply is less than 600 cc per 24 hours
Mothers who agree not to breastfeed or provide their milk to their infants during this study
You may not be if
Mothers with documented mastitis
Mothers with breast engorgement
Mothers with inverted nipples
Maternal BMI greater than 35
Mothers currently consuming Reglan, Domperidone or other drugs/herbals used to induce milk production
Mothers who are clinically ill or hospitalized, or taking the following medications:
1. Diuretics
2. Pseudoephedrine
3. Anticholinergics
4. Warfarin or any anticoagulant
5. An estrogen-containing birth control pill
Mothers with Diabetes mellitus
Mothers who have had breast surgery that could alter milk synthesis or production
Mothers diagnosed with Polycystic ovary syndrome
Mothers with tubular breasts or breasts with insufficient glandular tissue
Mothers diagnosed with Asthma or atopic disease
Mothers who are known to be allergic to peanuts or soybeans
Mothers who are pregnant
Mothers whose milk supply per 24 hours exceeds 600 mL
Mothers with Obstetrical evaluation recommending exclusion
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