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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude L Hughes, Jr, Mebane, NC (US);
Manuel J Jayo, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424464 ; 424400 ; 424465 ; 514841 ; 514843 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and compositions for oral contraception. Certain compositions of the invention contain androgens, preferably methyltestosterone to be taken by younger users of the contraceptives to inhibit adverse effects of oral contraceptive use on bone mineral density.