Hormone preparation and method
US5585370A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/57
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention is concerned with a contraceptive formulation and a method of contraception which employs a combination of estrogen and progestin and wherein a short period of relatively dominant estrogenic activity alternates with a short period of relatively dominant progestagenic activity. The invention also concerns a hormonal replacement formulation and method for use in menopausal or castrate women which employs a similar combination of estrogen and progestin.
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