The National Women's Health Information Center lists these common causes of urinary tract infections in women: 1  Wiping from back to front after a bowel movement. 2  Having sex. 3  Holding urine for too long.  Being 1  diabetic. Having a kidney stone or other factor that makes it difficult to urinate.  Producing less estrogen, such as after menopause.
However, the estrogen hormones in Premarin Vaginal Cream may decrease the production and quality of breast milk. It is for this reason that estrogen-containing medications (including Premarin Vaginal Cream and many birth control pills) are not usually recommended for women who are breastfeeding.
Progestogen-only contraceptives such as an IUD are not believed to affect milk supply or infant growth. However, a study in the Mirena application for FDA approval found a lower continuation of breastfeeding at 75 days in hormonal IUD users (44%) versus copper IUD users (79%). When using Mirena, about 0.1% of the maternal dose of levonorgestrel can be transferred via milk to the nursed infant.