This invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of conditions that are responsive to the elevation of testosterone levels in the body and the use of estrogen agonists/antagonists for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of conditions that are responsive to the elevation of testosterone levels in the body. The compositions are comprised of an estrogen agonist/antagonist and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, carrier or diluent. These compositions are effective in treating male subject sexual dysfunction and timidity in female subjects including post-menopausal women and are effective in increasing libido in female subjects including post-menopausal women. In the case of male subject sexual dysfunction, the compositions may also include a compound which is an elevator of cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate (cGMP). Additionally, the compositions are effective in other conditions whose etiology is a result of testosterone deficiency or which can be ameliorated by increasing testosterone levels within the body. Methods of the invention include the treatment of conditions that are responsive to elevation of testosterone levels such as treating male subject sexual dysfunction and timidity in female subjects including post-menopausal women and the increase of libido of female subjects including post-menopausal women. The methods of treatment are effective while substantially reducing the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with testosterone administration.
本发明涉及一种用于治疗对体内
睾酮水平升高敏感的病症的方法和药物组合物,以及用于制造用于治疗对体内
睾酮水平升高敏感的病症的药物的
雌激素激动剂/拮抗剂的使用。该组合物由
雌激素激动剂/拮抗剂和药用可接受的载体、载体或稀释剂组成。这些组合物有效用于治疗男性主体性功能障碍和女性主体包括绝经后妇女的胆怯,并且有效用于增加女性主体包括绝经后妇女的性欲。在男性主体性功能障碍的情况下,该组合物还可以包括一种提高环
鸟苷酸3′,5′-单
磷酸(cGMP)
水平的化合物。此外,该组合物对其他病因是由于
睾酮缺乏或可以通过增加体内
睾酮水平改善的病症也是有效的。本发明的方法包括治疗对
睾酮水平升高敏感的病症,如治疗男性主体性功能障碍和女性主体包括绝经后妇女的胆怯,以及增加女性主体包括绝经后妇女的性欲。该治疗方法在实质上减少了与
睾酮给药相关的不良作用的同时是有效的。