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Method of treating menopause or perimenopause

US6011026A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 1999
Grant dateJan 4, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P43/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of treating menopause or perimenopause without estrogenic activity at the uterine level in women comprising administering to women an amount of a steroid of the formula ##STR1## wherein the substituents are defined as in the specification sufficient to treat menopause or perimenopause symptoms without estrogenic activity at the uterine level.

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