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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Oettel, Jena, DE;
Claudia Moore, Drackendorf, DE;
Adolf Eduard Schindler, Essen, DE;
Bernd Christensen, Essen, DE;
Assignee:
JenaPharm GmbH & Co. KG, Jena, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/156 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/156 ;
Abstract
A method of administering dienogest to a women in high dosages for reducing the body of the breast is described. The dosage should be at least ten times the effective dosage for inhibiting ovulation in the women. A pharmaceutical composition for use in the method is also described. Furthermore, retrogression of mastopathic changes in the body of the breast can be brought about. Dienogest is also outstandingly suitable for the prophylaxis of mastopathies. In high dosages, dienogest prevents the formation of mastopathic changes in the body of the breast.