A topical cream applied to a nipple of a lactating female induces lactation. The cream comprises a base cream having from about 0.5% to about 10%, by volume, of a steroid, based upon the total volume of the cream. The preferred steroid is stanozolol. Preferably, the cream comprises at least about 1% to about 10%, by volume, of stanozolol, based on the total volume of the cream.