Method of hormonal contraception
First Claim
1. A method of hormonal contraception comprising the steps of:
- sequentially administering a composition for the total number of days of a desired cycles beginning with the first day of menstruation that includes a first hormonal component and a second hormonal component, the first hormonal component composed of a plurality of daily hormone units including a therapeutically effective amount of an estrogen preparation to cause disturbance of the follicle stimulation, the second hormonal component composed of a plurality of daily hormone units including a therapeutically effective amount of an estrogen preparation and a progestogen preparation to inhibit ovulation, the estrogen preparation of the second hormonal component not being a combination of a biologically produced estrogen and a synthetic estrogen;
separately packaging the first hormonal component and the second hormonal component in a joint packaging unit in separate packages which are individually removable from the joint packaging unit, with the plurality of daily hormone units equaling the total number of days of the desired cycle;
providing the daily units of the first hormonal component in a plurality which is lower that the plurality of daily units of the second hormonal component; and
arranging the plurality of daily units of the second hormonal component in the joint packaging unit to cause a first daily unit of the second hormonal component to be administered on the first day of menstruation and further to cause said plurality daily units of the second hormonal component to be taken before the plurality of daily units of the first hormonal component.
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Abstract
A method for hormonal contraception having a first hormonal component and a second hormonal component packaged separately in a packing unit and intended for short-term sequential administration, each of the hormonal components being composed of a plurality of daily hormone units separately packaged and individually removable in the packing unit. The first hormonal component contains almost exclusively an estrogen preparation as an active hormonal ingredient, effecting a disturbance of the follicle stimulation. The second hormonal component contains, in combination, an estrogen preparation and a progestogen preparation in a therapeutic amount sufficient for ovulation inhibition. The total number of daily hormone units is equal to the total number of days of the desired cycle, with the first hormonal component including 5 or 14 daily units and the second hormonal component including 23 or 14 daily units. The plurality of daily units of the first hormonal component is lower than the plurality of daily units of the second hormonal component, characterized by such an arrangement of the daily units in the packaging unit that the daily units of the second hormonal component are taken first and the daily units of the first hormonal component are taken thereafter. The daily units of the second hormonal component do not contain the combination of biologically produced estrogen and synthetic estrogen.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of hormonal contraception comprising the steps of:
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sequentially administering a composition for the total number of days of a desired cycles beginning with the first day of menstruation that includes a first hormonal component and a second hormonal component, the first hormonal component composed of a plurality of daily hormone units including a therapeutically effective amount of an estrogen preparation to cause disturbance of the follicle stimulation, the second hormonal component composed of a plurality of daily hormone units including a therapeutically effective amount of an estrogen preparation and a progestogen preparation to inhibit ovulation, the estrogen preparation of the second hormonal component not being a combination of a biologically produced estrogen and a synthetic estrogen; separately packaging the first hormonal component and the second hormonal component in a joint packaging unit in separate packages which are individually removable from the joint packaging unit, with the plurality of daily hormone units equaling the total number of days of the desired cycle; providing the daily units of the first hormonal component in a plurality which is lower that the plurality of daily units of the second hormonal component; and arranging the plurality of daily units of the second hormonal component in the joint packaging unit to cause a first daily unit of the second hormonal component to be administered on the first day of menstruation and further to cause said plurality daily units of the second hormonal component to be taken before the plurality of daily units of the first hormonal component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A joint packaging unit for the administration of a hormonal contraceptive, the joint packaging unit comprising:
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a first hormonal component including a plurality of daily hormone units which contain a therapeutically effective amount of an estrogen preparation to cause disturbance of the follicle stimulation; a second hormonal component including a plurality of daily hormone units which contain a therapeutically effective combination of an estrogen preparation and a progestogen preparation to inhibit ovulation, the estrogen preparation not including a combination of a biologically produced estrogen and a synthetic estrogen; the plurality of daily hormone units of the first hormonal component and the plurality of daily hormone units of the second hormonal component equaling a total number of days of a desired cycle; the first hormonal component and the second hormonal component being separately packaged in respective packages within the joint packaging unit, the separate packages being individually removable from the joint packaging unit; the plurality of daily units of the second hormonal component being arranged in the joint packaging unit such that the plurality of daily units of the second hormonal component are available to be removed from the joint packaging unit before the plurality of daily units of the first hormonal component; the plurality of daily units of the second hormonal component being further arranged so that a first daily unit of the second hormonal component is available to be removed on the first day of the menstruation; and the plurality of daily hormone units of the second hormonal component is less than the plurality of daily hormone units of the first hormonal component. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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