AN IMPROVED METHOD OF WEANING FROM HORMONAL TREATMENT OF HORMONE DEPLETION INDUCED VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS

The invention provides a method to effectively wean a woman from hormonal therapy for treatment of vasomotor symptoms by reducing the dosage of the hormonal agent to zero, while a non-hormonal drug in an amount, which is therapeutically effective for treating vasomotor symptoms, is administered or i...

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Main Authors VAN DEN BERG, SIMON JOHANNES, BAKER, EDWARD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 13.09.2007
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Summary:The invention provides a method to effectively wean a woman from hormonal therapy for treatment of vasomotor symptoms by reducing the dosage of the hormonal agent to zero, while a non-hormonal drug in an amount, which is therapeutically effective for treating vasomotor symptoms, is administered or initiated and continued for one or more periods of durations determined by assessment of the effect of a treatment free period, which follows each period of continuous non-hormonal drug treatment.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20072644985