Patent ID: 8835413
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of treating or reducing the likelihood of acquiring a vaginal disease or condition caused by the atrophy of either or both the layer lamina propria and/or the layer muscularis of the vagina in postmenopausal women, said disease or condition selected from the group consisting of atrophic vaginitis, vaginal atrophy, narrowing of vaginal cavity and shortening of the vaginal cavity, said method comprising administering a sex steroid precursor selected from the group consisting of dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, androst-5-ene-3β3,17β-diol and 4-androsten-3,17-dione to a patient in need of said treatment, the method further comprising the step of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a selective estrogen receptor modulator for uterine and mammary gland protection against cancer as part of a combination therapy, without administering estrogen to said patient.