Treatment of side effects of progestins and progesterone analogues used for birth control
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1. A method for treating the undesirable side effects of progestins or progesterone analogues administered for birth control in a human female, said method comprising the step of administering to said female a pharmaceutical composition comprising natural progesterone in an amount effective in alleviating said undesirable side effects and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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The present invention provides methods for treating the deleterious effects of progestins and progesterone analogues used for birth control. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions useful in those methods.
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- 1. A method for treating the undesirable side effects of progestins or progesterone analogues administered for birth control in a human female, said method comprising the step of administering to said female a pharmaceutical composition comprising natural progesterone in an amount effective in alleviating said undesirable side effects and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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