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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n
Having surgery for benign breast conditions won’t harm a woman’s future ability to breastfeed, new research suggests.<\/p>\n
The study included 85 women, aged 18 to 45. Fifteen had a prior history of benign breast conditions, including cysts<\/a>, benign tumors and enlarged breasts. Sixteen had had breast surgery, including breast augmentation<\/a>, reduction mammoplasty and biopsy.<\/p>\n Whether they’d had surgery or not, 80% were able to breastfeed or obtain breast milk<\/a> for bottle-feeding, according to findings presented Saturday at a virtual meeting of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Research presented at meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.<\/p>\n Each year, nearly one million women in the United States are diagnosed with benign breast conditions. About half of women will have a benign breast lesion in their lifetime.<\/p>\n Many of these conditions are managed with surgery. Other common breast procedures include surgery to reduce enlarged breast tissue or augmentation for asymmetry or developmental breast conditions.<\/p>\n “Pediatricians and obstetrician-gynecologists who refer teenage patients for treatment of breast conditions, as well as parents, are concerned that surgery may impact breast development and eventual lactation,” said study co-author Laura Nuzzi, clinical research manager at Boston Children’s Hospital.<\/p>\n There is limited research on how surgery for benign breast conditions may affect later breastfeeding<\/a>. The authors are continuing their research in this area, they noted in an ACS news release.<\/p>\n Study co-author Shannon Malloy is a clinical research associate in the hospital’s Adolescent Breast Clinic.<\/p>\n Malloy said, “We hope to augment the conclusions from this study that suggest plastic<\/a> reconstructive surgeons, primary care practitioners, and any provider who comes in contact with women who have a benign breast condition can reassure them that an operation for a benign breast condition is safe and should not preclude them from enjoying the benefits of surgery for fear of impairing future breastfeeding<\/a> satisfaction and lactation.”<\/p>\n — Robert Preidt<\/p>\n ![\"MedicalNews\"](\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\")
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