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Lead
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Age
18–99
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Lactating females, ≥ 18.0 years of age, at the time of enrollment
Willingness to limit the baby's exposure to hydroxyurea through breastmilk, such as healthy volunteers using the "pump and dump" technique or avoiding direct breastfeeding or collection of pumped milk for at least 8 hours after taking the hydroxyurea dose. This applies only to healthy controls or women with sickle cell who are not already taking hydroxyurea. Women with sickle cell already taking hydroxyurea may continue to breastfeed their infants.
You may not be if
Persons with known allergies to hydroxyurea
Failure to sign informed consent, or inability to undergo informed consent process
Persons for whom it is not feasible or medically advisable to obtain the specimens necessary for this study