How long can you take danazol for?

How long can you take danazol for?

Adults—At first, 800 milligrams (mg) per day, divided in two doses, for at least 3 to 6 months and up to 9 months. Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed and tolerated.

How fast does danazol work?

If you have fibrocystic breast disease, breast pain and tenderness usually improve during the first month that you take danazol and go away after 2 to 3 months of treatment; breast lumps should improve after 4 to 6 months of treatment.

When should I start taking danazol?

Start taking danazol on the first day of your period unless you have been told otherwise. You can take the capsules either before or after meals. It is important that you do not become pregnant while on danazol. Follow your doctor’s advice about suitable contraception.

What happens when you stop taking danazol?

If your regular monthly period does not begin within 60 to 90 days after you stop taking danazol, check with your doctor right away. Check with your doctor right away if you are a female and have a larger clitoris (sexual organ), deepening of your voice, or unusual hair growth after taking danazol.

Does danazol increase testosterone?

We have further confirmed that the percent free testosterone is significantly increased by danazol treatment (Dowsett et al., 19861, but total testosterone concentrations have been reported as decreased by some authors (Nilsson et al., 1983; Carlstrom et al.. 1983, 1984) and increased by others (Hirschowitz et al..

Is danazol an anabolic steroid?

Anabolic steroids such as danazol appear to be powerful modulators of serum Lp(a) concentrations. This could be due to direct effects on Lp(a) metabolism, or secondary to the effects of these steroids on insulin metabolism or on the coagulation and fibrinolysis system.

Does danazol decrease estrogen?

Danazol competitively inhibits estrogen and progesterone receptors in the breast, hypothalamus, and pituitary82; inhibits multiple enzymes of ovarian steroidogenesis83; inhibits the midcycle surge of LH in premenopausal women; and reduces gonadotropin levels in postmenopausal women.

Why would a man take danazol?

It is also used in both men and women to prevent swelling of the abdomen/arms/legs/face/airway due to a certain congenital disease (hereditary angioedema). Danazol is an androgen similar to testosterone.

Is danazol anabolic?

Danazol has a complex mechanism of action, and is characterized as a weak androgen and anabolic steroid, a weak progestogen, a weak antigonadotropin, a weak steroidogenesis inhibitor, and a functional antiestrogen.