STEROID TREATMENT FOR HOT FLASHES

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20090258040A1
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12421421

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Embodiments of the invention relate to methods for treating individuals suffering from hot flashes by vomeronasally administering a therapeutically effective dosage of a steroid agent. The hot flashes may be a result of postmenopause or castration suffered by the individual. In many embodiments, the method for treating individuals suffering with hot flashes is provided by administering a steroid agent containing an estrene compound, such as 16α,17α-epoxy-10β-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one, to the individual. In other embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions containing the steroid agent may be used to treat individuals suffering with hot flashes. Embodiments include methods for treating male castrates, as well as postmenopausal women and men, suffering from hot flashes by vomeronasally administering a steroid agent containing 16α,17α-epoxy-10β-hydroxyestr-4-en-3-one to levitate the hot flashes.

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PHERIN PHARMACEUTICALS INCSUITE 240 535 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Monti, Louis Mountain View , US 8 14

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