One aspect of the invention is concerned with the use of an estrogenic component selected from the group consisting of:
substances represented by the following formula
in which formula R1, R2, R3, R4 independently are a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or an alkoxy group with 1-5 carbon atoms; each of R5, R6, R7 is a hydroxyl group; and no more than 3 of R1, R2, R3, R4 are hydrogen atoms; derivatives of these substances wherein the hydrogen atom of at least one of the hydroxyl groups in said formula has been substituted by an acyl radical of a hydrocarbon carboxylic, sulfonic or sulfamic acid of 1-25 carbon atoms, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranal, or a straight or branched chain glycosidic residue containing 1-20 glycosidic units per residue; and mixtures thereof; in the preparation of a composition for use in a method of hormone replacement therapy, which method comprises non-orally administering to a person in need of such a therapy an effective amount of the estrogenic component without adjunctive progestogen or anti-progestogen treatment, said composition containing no progestogen or anti-progestin.
Another aspect of the invention relates to a drug delivery system for enteral or parenteral administration that contains at least 1 µg of the aforementioned estrogenic component and no progestogen or anti-progestin.
本发明的一个方面涉及一种
雌激素成分的使用,该成分选自以下组成的组:
下式所代表的物质
式中 R1、R2、R3、R4 分别为氢原子、羟基或含有 1-5 个碳原子的烷氧基;R5、R6、R7 各为羟基;且 R1、R2、R3、R4 中不超过 3 个为氢原子;上述物质的衍
生物,其中所述式中至少一个羟基的氢原子已被 1-25 个碳原子的烃
羧酸、
磺酸或
氨基磺酸的酰基、
四氢呋喃基、
四氢吡喃醛或每个残基含有 1-20 个糖苷单位的直链或支链糖苷残基取代;及其混合物;在制备用于激素替代疗法的组合物时,该方法包括在不辅
助孕激素或抗孕激素治疗的情况下,向需要这种疗法的人非口服给药有效量的
雌激素成分,所述组合物不含孕激素或抗孕激素。
本发明的另一方面涉及一种用于肠内或肠外给药的给药系统,该系统含有至少1微克上述
雌激素成分,不含孕激素或抗孕激素。