Patent ID: 7723320
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of increasing libido in a woman, comprising administering to said woman an effective amount of an estrogenic component selected from the group consisting of: substances represented by the following formula in which formula R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 independently are a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxy group with 1-5 carbon atoms; each of R 5 , R 6 , R 7 is a hydroxyl group; no more than 3 of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 are hydrogen atoms; derivatives of these substances wherein the hydrogen atom of at least one of the hydroxyl groups in said formula has been substituted by an acyl radical of a hydrocarbon carboxylic, sulfonic acid or sulfamic acid of 1-25 carbon atoms; tetrahydrofuranyl; tetrahydropyranal; or a straight or branched chain glycosydic residue containing 1-20 glycosidic units per residue; and mixtures of one or more of the aforementioned substances and/or precursors.