Compositions and methods for amelioration of human female sexual dysfunction
First Claim
1. A method for ameliorating female sexual arousal disorder, comprising the step of administering a composition to the genitalia of a human female in need of treatment, the composition comprising:
- an amount of a vasoactive agent chosen from the group consisting of prostaglandin E1, pharmaceutically acceptable prostaglandin E1 salts, prostaglandin E1 alkyl esters, and mixutres thereof effective to produce an increase in sexual arousal, a polymer thickener, a lipophilic component, a penetration enhancer chosen from the group consisting of alkyl-2-(N,N-disubstituted amino) alkanoates, (N,N-disubstituted amino) alkanol alkanoates and mixtures thereof and a buffer system wherein the pH of the composition is about 3.0 to about 6.0, wherein treatment increases subjective sexual arousal thereby alleviating symptoms of female sexual arousal disorder, wherein female sexual disorder is the persistant or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain, sufficient sexual excitment, which causes personal distress.
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Abstract
The invention provides a composition suitable for topical application comprising: an effective amount of a prostaglandin, a polymer thickener, a lipophilic component, and a buffer system. In another embodiment, the invention provides a composition suitable for topical application comprising: an effective amount of a vasoactive agent, a polymer thickener, a lipophilic component, and a buffer system. The invention also provides methods of ameliorating female sexual dysfunction. Also provided are methods of increasing female sexual arousal and methods of enhancing female sexual response.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for ameliorating female sexual arousal disorder, comprising the step of administering a composition to the genitalia of a human female in need of treatment, the composition comprising:
- an amount of a vasoactive agent chosen from the group consisting of prostaglandin E1, pharmaceutically acceptable prostaglandin E1 salts, prostaglandin E1 alkyl esters, and mixutres thereof effective to produce an increase in sexual arousal, a polymer thickener, a lipophilic component, a penetration enhancer chosen from the group consisting of alkyl-2-(N,N-disubstituted amino) alkanoates, (N,N-disubstituted amino) alkanol alkanoates and mixtures thereof and a buffer system wherein the pH of the composition is about 3.0 to about 6.0, wherein treatment increases subjective sexual arousal thereby alleviating symptoms of female sexual arousal disorder, wherein female sexual disorder is the persistant or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain, sufficient sexual excitment, which causes personal distress.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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9. The method of calim 8 wherein the polymer thickener is about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent polyacrylic acid polymer.
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17. A method for treating female sexual arousal disorder, comprising the step of administering to the genitalia of a human female in need of treatment a composition suitable for topical application comprising an amount effective to produce an increase in subjective sexual arousal of the vasoactive agent prostaglandin E1 present in the composition from about 0.07 to about 0.4 percent weight of the total composition;
- the polymer thickener polyacrylic acid polymer present in the composition from about 0.5 to about 5 percent weight of the total composition;
a lipophilic component that is a mixture of ethanol and ethyl laurate present in the composition from about 0.5 to about 15 percent of the total composition;
a penetration enhancer chosen from the group consisting of alkyl-2-(N,N-disubstituted amino) alkanoates, (N,N-disubstituted amino) alkanol alkanoates and mixtures thereof and a buffer system wherein the pH of the composition is about 3.0 to 6.0, wherein the treatment increases subjective sexual arousal thereby alleviating symptoms of female arousal disorder, wherein female sexual arousal disorder is the persistant or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain, sufficient sexual excitement, which causes personal distress. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- the polymer thickener polyacrylic acid polymer present in the composition from about 0.5 to about 5 percent weight of the total composition;
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