CA2419573C — Method of increasing testosterone and related steroid concentrations in women

USPTO Abstract

The present invention relates to methods, kits, combinations, and compositio ns for treating, preventing or reducing the risk of developing a testosterone deficient disorder, or the symptoms associated with, or related to a testosterone deficient disorder in a female mammal in need thereof. The present invention also relates to a method of administering a steroid in the testosterone synthetic pathway, for example testosterone, to a mammal in nee d thereof. In addition, the methods, kits, combinations and compositions may b e used in conjunction with other pharmaceutical agents effective at treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of developing a testosterone deficient disorder. The methods, kits, combinations and compositions can also be used in conjunction with a pharmacologically effective amount of an estrogenic hormone, for example, estradiol. Furthermore, the methods, kits, combination s and compositions can be used in conjunction with a pharmacologically effecti ve amount of another steroid or pharmaceutical agent that increases serum testosterone levels in a mammal, for example, methyltestosterone.