The drug causes suppression of the production of gonadotropic hormones by the pituitary gland of the human body. The process is reversible, after approximately 5 weeks from the moment of completion of taking danazol, the hormonal background will be fully restored. The drug has a slight androgenic activity and a concomitant anabolic effect. The mechanism of action of the drug on the body is the atrophy of normal endometrial tissue. There is also a decrease in the amount of menstrual blood released. Danazol directly affects the receptors of the endometrium, which suppresses ovulation in the female body.