Is Danazol Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Danazol? Is Danazol safe for nursing mother and child? Does Danazol extracts into breast milk? Does Danazol has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Danazol influence milk supply or can Danazol decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Danazol lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Danazol is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Danazol may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Danazol may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
- Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Danazol .
- Usage of Danazol is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Danazol and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
- Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Danazol usage in lactation
Although no adverse effect has been reported, as a synthetic androgen, it may inhibit hypophysis activity.