Is Danogen Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Danogen? Is Danogen safe for nursing mother and child? Does Danogen extracts into breast milk? Does Danogen has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Danogen influence milk supply or can Danogen decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Danogen lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Danogen is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Danogen may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Danogen 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 Danogen .
- Usage of Danogen is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Danogen 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 Danogen usage in lactation
Although no adverse effect has been reported, as a synthetic androgen, it may inhibit hypophysis activity.
Alternate Drugs for Anti-gonadotropin
Danazol(Dangerous)