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Female sexual dysfunction treatment

US6193992A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 1999
Grant dateFeb 27, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P15/12
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Sexual dysfunction in human females can be ameliorated, without substantial undesirable side effects, by apomorphine. Administration of apomorphine increases nerve stimulated clitoral intracavernosal blood flow and vaginal wall blood flow for enhanced clitoral erection and vaginal engorgement in a female. A plasma concentration of apomorphine of no more than about 5.5 nanograms per milliliter is preferably maintained.

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