In the name of “equality,” the University of Sussex Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust has stated that pharmacologically induced breast milk produced by men is comparable to milk produced by females. The NHS trust further stated that there are no side effects for infants who are fed through this “breast milk.” However, on top of the hormones taken by males seeking to be “transgender,” these infants are indeed being exposed to side effects through this chemical cocktail meant to mimic the breast milk of natural women.
Men who wish to be transgender are often given spironolactone to suppress testosterone production and artificial estrogen (estradiol) and progesterone (progestin) to increase feminine features. Lactation is induced in men through an increase in the consumption of estradiol and progestin to mimic the hormonal changes of pregnancy and breastfeeding.
There have been no published studies regarding the effects of spironolactone on “chest-fed” infants, nor the safety of estradiol and progestin given at such increased doses. During pregnancy, naturally produced progesterone gradually increases from 20 to 30 milligrams per day to 200 to 400 milligrams per day at the end of term, while progestin doses for men inducing lactation can range from 200 milligrams and increase up to 400 milligrams before lactation, which is at the far end of the range naturally produced by a pregnant woman.
The changes in the body brought about through these hormones also trigger an increase in prolactin, the hormone responsible for the development of mammary glands and
