Patent ID: 8207145
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for priming or treating the cervix and the myometrium for establishing effective labor in a woman, comprising the step of: administering to a pregnant woman for a period of 1 to 30 days an effective amount of at least one sulfated glycosaminoglycan selected from the group consisting of heparan sulfate, depolymerised heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate, depolymerised dermatan sulfate, low molecular weight heparin and depolymerised heparin, said at least one sulfated glycosaminoglycan having an anticoagulant activity of 100 BP units/mg or less, wherein the effective amount is sufficient to increase contractility of the pregnant woman's myometrium and/or increase cervical ripening, wherein the pregnant woman does not suffer any complication requiring antithrombotic therapy with sulfated glycosaminoglycans.