Description
Danazolisaderivativeofthesyntheticsteroidethisteronethatisclinicallyusedtotreatendometriosisandhereditaryangioedema;italsopromotespregnancyinfemalesubjectsundergoinginvitrofertilization.Danazolinhibitsproductionofgonadotropinssuchasluteinizinghormone(LH)andfollicle-stimulatinghormone(FSH)andweaklyactivatestheandrogenreceptor.
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