4 . ▁Its ▁elim ination ▁half - life ▁has ▁varied ▁across ▁studies , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 1 0   h ours ▁after ▁a ▁single ▁do se ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁to ▁ 2 6   h ours ▁with ▁repeated ▁administration . ▁The ▁major ▁met abol ites ▁of ▁dan az ol ▁are ▁ 2 - h ydro x ym eth yle this ter one ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁ 2 - h ydro x ym eth y ld an az ol ; ▁formed ▁by ▁C Y P 3 A 4 ▁and ▁described ▁as ▁in active ) ▁and ▁eth ister one ▁( a ▁pro gest ogen ▁and ▁and ro gen ), ▁and ▁other , ▁minor ▁met abol ites ▁include ▁ δ 2 - h ydro x ym eth yle this ter one , ▁ 6 β - h ydro xy - 2 - h ydro x ym eth yle this ter one , ▁and ▁ δ 1 - 6 β - h ydro xy - 2 - h ydro x ym eth yle this ter one . ▁At ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁different ▁met abol ites ▁have ▁been ▁identified . ▁Dan az ol ▁is ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁ur ine ▁and ▁f ec es , ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁primary ▁met abol ites ▁in ▁ur ine ▁being ▁ 2 - h ydro x ym eth yle this ter one ▁and ▁eth ister one . ▁ ▁Chem istry ▁ ▁Dan az ol , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁ 2 , 3 -