On demand female contraceptive
OwnerDavid Fitzgerald Archer, Diane Marie Duffyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods of female contraception, the methods comprising administering an effective amount of a combination of a progesterone receptor agonist and a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor in each of two doses, the first dose is administered within about 24 hours before or after a first act of sexual intercourse and the second dose is administered between about 36 hours and about 60 hours after the first dose.
Claims15
A method of contraception in a female subject at risk of initiating an unwanted pregnancy, comprising administering to the female subject an effective amount of a combination of a progesterone receptor agonist and a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor in each of two doses, wherein the first dose is administered within about 24 hours before or after a first act of sexual intercourse, and wherein the second dose is administered between about 36 hours and about 60 hours after the first dose.
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