Can breastfeeding mothers get mammograms?
Yes, breastfeeding mothers can have mammograms.
母乳妈妈可以做乳房X射线检查吗？
是的，正在母乳喂养的妈妈可以做乳房X射线检查。
Mothers asking this question may have two concerns:
提出这个问题的妈妈们通常有以下两方面的疑虑：
1. Will the radiation affect my milk and harm my baby?
2. Is it possible to read the mammogram of a lactating breast?
1.X射线会影响母乳质量进而影响宝宝健康吗？
2.对正在授乳的乳房做X射线检查结果能准确吗？
X-rays do not affect mother‘‘s milk, so you can safely resume breastfeeding immediately after the mammogram. In fact, according to the LLLI WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, page 134, “Mammograms, x-rays and ultrasound tests will not interfere with breastfeeding.”
X射线对妈妈的奶水没有影响，所以在做完乳房X射线之后可以立即喂养宝宝。实际上，在国际母乳会出版的《母乳喂养的女性艺术》第134页上有说明: 乳房X射线检查、X射线检查、超声波检查都不会影响母乳喂养。
The second question has a longer answer. It is possible to read a mammogram of a lactating breast. Breasts that produce milk are called lactating breasts. Due to milk production, there is more dense tissue present in the lactating breast than in a non-lactating one. This normal density may make it harder to read the results. The amount of tissue in your breast depends on the frequency that your baby is breastfeeding. If breastfeeding occurs infrequently, there will be less milk and tissue so the mammogram would be easier to read. To help reduce the amount of milk prior to a mammogram, you could bring your baby and breastfeed immediately prior to the procedure. Finding a radiologist experienced in reading mammograms of lactating breasts would produce more reliable results.
第二个问题需要详细解释。对正在授乳的乳房做X射线检查是有可能的。正在产奶的乳房称为授乳乳房。从泌乳的原理来看，授乳乳房比不授乳的乳房有更密集的腺体组织。这种密集的腺体组织会影响检查结果。腺体组织的数量取决于你授乳的频率。如果频率不高，存奶和腺体组织就会相对少一些，检查时就能看得更清楚。为了在检查之前减少乳房里的存奶，你可以带上宝宝，喂奶之后马上做检查。如果能找到一个对授乳乳房做检查比较有经验的放射科专家，那么他提供的结果可能会更准确。