The failure rate
for Lactational Amenorrhea is around 2 %, even if used perfectly.
In order
for the Lactational Amenorrhea method to be effective (and it can be as high as 98 -LCB- bd38cf312d03cb4cf2fa886c66cfea904e95a03e5609678ac40f4e3903a57cd6 -RCB- effective), the following must be true:
Not exact matches
Evaluate the number of methods of contraception that the resident identified
for the breastfeeding mother and particularly their description of the
Lactational Amenorrhea Method, including the 3 criteria that must be met
for this method and the rate of efficacy.
Multicenter study of the
lactational amenorrhea method (LAM): I. Efficacy, duration, and implications
for clinical application.
No medical conditions exist
for which use of the
lactational amenorrhea method
for contraception is restricted.
The Bellagio Consensus provided the scientific basis
for defining the conditions under which breastfeeding can be used safely and effectively
for birth - spacing purposes, and programmatic guidelines were developed
for use of
lactational amenorrhea in family planning (1,2).
Women with conditions that make pregnancy an unacceptable risk should be advised that the
lactational amenorrhea method might not be appropriate
for them because of its relatively higher typical - use failure rates.
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for Breastfeeding • The
Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)
The
lactational amenorrhea method (LAM): Another choice
for mothers.
Did you realise that the
Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) is 98 % effective
for most mothers of babies under 6 months old?
If you breastfeed exclusively without adding any supplements, your child is under six months old, and your period has not yet returned, then you can use the
lactational amenorrhea method (LAM)
for birth control.
Important health benefits of breastfeeding and lactation are also described
for mothers.83 The benefits include decreased postpartum bleeding and more rapid uterine involution attributable to increased concentrations of oxytocin, 84 decreased menstrual blood loss and increased child spacing attributable to
lactational amenorrhea, 85 earlier return to prepregnancy weight, 86 decreased risk of breast cancer, 87 — 92 decreased risk of ovarian cancer, 93 and possibly decreased risk of hip fractures and osteoporosis in the postmenopausal period.94 — 96
It showed that women who exclusively breastfed their babies but were separated from them by work (they pumped breast milk at work) had a higher pregnancy rate than mothers that were not separated by their children when relying on the
lactational amenorrhea method (LAM)
for birth control.