A hormonal drug used for treating endometriosis. Related to male sex hormones (it's a weak androgen), it has occasional androgenic side effects, including weight gain and increased muscle bulk (it's also an anabolic steroid), and increased facial hair (hirsutism); less commonly their can be deepening of the voice or enlargement of the clitoris. Made by Sanofi Winthrop as Danocrine.
An anterior pituitary suppressant used in the treatment of endometriosis, gynecomastia, fibrocystic mastitis and precocious puberty
A drug, which reduces estrogen levels and is often used to treat endometriosis.
a drug sometimes linked to excess hair growth
An androgen-like drug used to treat endometriosis.
A drug used in the treatment of endometriosis.
A synthetic testosterone derivative that prevents ovulation by inhibiting the mid-cycle surge of LH, used in the treatment of endometriosis.
A synthetic hormone frequently prescribed to treat endometriosis. Also called Danocrine®. close window
Synthetic male hormone that relieves the pain of endometriosis by stopping the monthly hormonal cycle that causes endometrial tissue to swell.
hormone drug treatment for endometriosis. It is a derivative of testosterone (male hormone). This drug suppresses endometriosis by two separate mechanisms. First it will decrease estrogen production in the ovaries, by suppressing FSH production and LH ovulatory surge. The second mechanism is a direct effect on the implants of endometriosis causing them to shrink. Danazol has side effects including weight gain, hot flushes, increased hair growth and decrease in breast size, are the most common. Please see Danazol page for more details
A medication used to treat endometriosis. Suppresses LH and FSH production by the pituitary and causes a state of amenorrhea during which the endometrial implants waste away. Many women experience oily skin, acne, weight gain, abnormal hair growth, deepening of the voice and muscle cramps with this medication.
A common medication in endometriosis treatment which suppresses LH and FSH production. May cause notable side effects for patient
A synthetic hormone that belongs to the family of drugs called androgens and is used to treat endometriosis. It is being evaluated in the treatment of endometrial cancer.
(Danocrine) a synthetic androgen frequently prescribed for endometriosis
A drug that is sometimes associated with excess hair growth.
Danazol is a derivative of the synthetic steroid ethisterone, a modified testosterone. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the first drug to treat specifically endometriosis, but its role as a treatment for endometriosis has been largely replaced by the Gn RH agonists.