MODULATION OF SEX STEROID HORMONE PRODUCTION AND ACTIVITY FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING HERNIAS
申请人:Northwestern University
公开号:US20210283144A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-16
Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing hernias in subjects in need thereof. The disclosed methods of treatment and/or preventing may include methods for treating and/or preventing hernias in subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutic agent that modulates sex steroid hormone production and/or activity in the subject. Hernias treated and/or prevented by the disclosed methods may include, but are not limited to, inguinal hernias, femoral hernias, umbilical hernias, hiatal hernias, incisional hernias, and diastasis recti.