Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Danazolum? Is Danazolum safe for nursing mother and child? Does Danazolum extracts into breast milk? Does Danazolum has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Danazolum influence milk supply or can Danazolum decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Danazolum lactation summary

Danazolum is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Danazolum is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Danazolum may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Danazolum 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 Danazolum .
  • Usage of Danazolum is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Danazolum 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 Danazolum 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)
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