Teva Women's Health, Inc.

Teva Woman's Health, Inc.

Teva Womans's Health, Inc.

Db Inserters, Inc.

Fei Products, Inc.

Lance J Bronnenkant

Kathleen Z Reape

Carole Ben-Maimon

Charles E DiLiberti

Howard Hait

George A Clark

Robert G Bell

Philip John Blyskal

Beata Iskold

Juan Diaz

The present invention provides ascending-dose extended cycle regimens in which a female is administered an estrogen and a progestin for a period of greater than 30 or 31 consecutive days, optionally followed by a hormone-free period or by a period of administration of estrogen. The disclosed regimens can be administered to a female to provide contraceptive and non-contraceptive benefits.

Methods of hormonal treatment utilizing ascending-dose extended cycle regimens

The present invention provides contraceptive regimens in which a female is administered a combined dosage form of estrogen and progestin followed by a period of administration of estrogen. The disclosed contraceptive regimens can be administered to a female as a method of providing non-contraceptive benefits.

Methods of hormonal treatment utilizing contraceptive regimens with continuous estrogen administration

The present invention provides extended cycle contraceptive regimens in which a female is administered a combined dosage form of estrogen and progestin. The disclosed extended cycle contraceptive regimens can be administered to a female as a method of providing non-contraceptive benefits.

Methods of hormonal treatment utilizing extended cycle contraceptive regimens

The present invention provides an IUD loading device which folds the extended portions of an IUD such that the IUD may be placed into an insertion tube.

IUD loading device

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for permitting a user to load an IUD into an IUD inserter within the confines of a tray and thereafter to safely insert the IUD into a patient's uterus to the proper depth while minimizing the risk of causing trauma to the uterine wall. An IUD inserter comprises an elongate shaft adapted to retain the arms of an IUD adjacent the distal end of the shaft, a slidable arm retainer mounted on the shaft adaptable to abut the outer portion of a patient's cervix, and a stop member adjustably mounted on the shaft so that the arm retainer is forced by the outer portion of a patient's cervix to abut the stop member as the IUD is advanced through the cervical canal of a patient to a preselected depth at the uterine fundus. An associated package permits an IUD having expandable arms thereon to be loaded into an arm retainer within the confines of the package immediately prior to insertion of the IUD into a patient's uterus. When it is desirable to insert the IUD into a patient after loading same in the arm retainer of an inserter, the steps include placing the slidable arm retainer of an IUD inserter against the outer portion of a patient's cervix, aligning the inserter and the IUD device therein with the cervical opening.

IUD inserting apparatus

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Snyder, NY, United States of America

Lance J Bronnenkant