METHODS FOR REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF PRETERM DELIVERY AND OTHER PREGNANCY-RELATED CONDITIONS
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1. A method for reducing the occurrence of preterm delivery, the method comprising:
- administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a steroid hormone to a pregnant female subject having no history of preterm delivery and exhibiting one or more risk factors for preterm delivery selected from the group consisting of exposure to tobacco smoke, exposure to tobacco smoke residue, use of smokeless tobacco, substance use or abuse or dependence, alcohol use or abuse or dependence, stress, anxiety, depression, poor nutritional status, insufficient weight gain during pregnancy, advanced maternal age, low socio-economic status, and combinations thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and kits for reducing the occurrence of preterm delivery and other pregnancy-related conditions in pregnant female subjects exhibiting one or more risk factors for preterm delivery and other pregnancy-related conditions. For example, the present invention relates to methods for reducing the occurrence of preterm delivery in a pregnant female subject having no history of preterm delivery and exhibiting one or more risk factors for preterm delivery (e.g., smoking during pregnancy). The methods and kits provide for the administration of a steroid hormone to the pregnant female subject.
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1. A method for reducing the occurrence of preterm delivery, the method comprising:
administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a steroid hormone to a pregnant female subject having no history of preterm delivery and exhibiting one or more risk factors for preterm delivery selected from the group consisting of exposure to tobacco smoke, exposure to tobacco smoke residue, use of smokeless tobacco, substance use or abuse or dependence, alcohol use or abuse or dependence, stress, anxiety, depression, poor nutritional status, insufficient weight gain during pregnancy, advanced maternal age, low socio-economic status, and combinations thereof.
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2. A method for reducing the occurrence of preterm delivery, the method comprising:
administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a steroid hormone to a pregnant female subject having no history of preterm delivery, wherein the pregnant female subject is at risk for preterm delivery due to exposure to tobacco smoke. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39, 40, 42, 50)
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4. A method for reducing the occurrence of one or more conditions selected from the group consisting of delivery of low birth weight neonates, delivery of small for gestational age neonates, pregnancy-related complications, fetal mortality, neonatal morbidity, neonatal mortality, infant morbidity, infant mortality, childhood developmental delays, and combinations thereof, the method comprising:
administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a steroid hormone to a pregnant female subject having no history of preterm delivery and exhibiting one or more risk factors for the one or more conditions, the one or more risk factors selected from the group consisting of exposure to tobacco smoke, exposure to tobacco smoke residue, use of smokeless tobacco, substance use or abuse or dependence, alcohol use or abuse or dependence, stress, anxiety, depression, poor nutritional status, insufficient weight gain during pregnancy, advanced maternal age, low socio-economic status, and combinations thereof.
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52. A kit comprising
a pharmaceutical composition comprising a steroid hormone and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; - and
instructions for administering the pharmaceutical composition to a pregnant female subject to reduce the occurrence of preterm delivery, the pregnant female subject having no history of preterm delivery and exhibiting one or more risk factors for preterm delivery selected from the group consisting of exposure to tobacco smoke, exposure to tobacco smoke residue, use of smokeless tobacco, substance use or abuse or dependence, alcohol use or abuse or dependence, stress, anxiety, depression, poor nutritional status, insufficient weight gain during pregnancy, advanced maternal age, low socio-economic status, and combinations thereof.
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53. A kit comprising
a pharmaceutical composition comprising a steroid hormone and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; - and
instructions for administering the pharmaceutical composition to a pregnant female subject to reduce the occurrence of preterm delivery, the pregnant female subject having no history of preterm delivery, wherein the pregnant female subject is at risk for preterm delivery due to exposure to tobacco smoke. - View Dependent Claims (54, 57, 81)
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55. A kit comprising
a pharmaceutical composition comprising a steroid hormone and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; - and
instructions for administering the pharmaceutical composition to a pregnant female subject to reduce the occurrence of one or more conditions selected from the group consisting of delivery of low birth weight neonates, delivery of small for gestational age neonates, pregnancy-related complications, fetal mortality, neonatal morbidity, neonatal mortality, infant morbidity, infant mortality, childhood developmental delays, and combinations thereof, the pregnant female subject having no history of preterm delivery and exhibiting one or more risk factors for the one or more conditions, the one or more risk factors selected from the group consisting of exposure to tobacco smoke, exposure to tobacco smoke residue, use of smokeless tobacco, substance use or abuse or dependence, alcohol use or abuse or dependence, stress, anxiety, depression, poor nutritional status, insufficient weight gain during pregnancy, advanced maternal age, low socio-economic status, and combinations thereof.
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103. A method for treating a smoking-related disease or disorder, the method comprising:
administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a progestogen to a subject suffering from a smoking-related disease or disorder.
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