Patent ID: 6692763
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
A method for treating a physical condition resulting from estrogen decline in a postmenopausal subject, said method comprising administering to said subject an amount of estrogen which is effective to produce a resulting serum level of said estrogen in said subject that is equivalent to a serum estadiol level not exceeding of between about 5 pg/ml and about 15 pg/ml, wherein:the estrogen is administered orally, parenterally, or transdermally; said physical condition is selected from the group consisting of osteoporosis, headaches, nausea, depression, hot flashes, decrease in bone mineral density, and increased risk or incidence of bone fracture; and the resulting serum level of the estrogen is responsive to the administering of the estrogen.