Patent ID: 8071576

Claim:
A method of treating a benign estrogen sensitive gynaecological disorder in a female mammal, said benign estrogen sensitive gynaecological disorder being selected from the group consisting of endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids and dysmenorrheal; and said method comprising once daily orally administering to said female mammal a dosage unit comprising a combination of progestogen, ethinyl estradiol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in an amount that is therapeutically effective to reduce the symptoms of said disorder, the progestogen being selected from the group consisting of levonorgestrel, norgestimate, norethisterone, drospirenone, dydrogesterone, trimegestone, dienogest, precursors thereof and mixtures thereof and being contained in said dosage unit in an amount equivalent to 30 to 500 Î¼g levonorgestrel; the ethinyl estradiol being contained in said dosage unit in an amount of to 1 to 40 Î¼g; and DHEA being contained in said dosage unit in an amount of 20 to 100 mg.