First Documented Case Of Transgender Woman Breastfeeding - Becky McCall
A transgender woman has breastfed her partner's baby after stimulating milk production with a regimen of domperidone, estradiol, progesterone, and breast pumping, providing the sole source of nourishment for the baby's first six weeks. This is believed to be the first formal report of induced lactation in a transgender woman, lending weight to the argument that in some circumstances, modest but functional lactation can be induced in men who have transitioned to become women, say the authors, led by Tamar Reisman, MD, assistant professor of medicine, endocrinology, diabetes, and bone disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
- Tamar Reisman, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Zil Goldstein, MSN, Assistant Professor, Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Program Director, The Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, The Mount Sinai Health System
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