| abstract |
The present invention relates to methods of treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of developing a male or female menopause disorder or symptom in a mammal by administering to the mammal a sex hormone binding globulin synthesis inhibiting agent and one or more steroids, including, for example, an androgen or an estrogen; to combinations for treating, preventing or reducing the risk of developing a male or female menopause disorder or symptom in a mammal; and to compositions for treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of developing a male or female menopause disorder or symptom in a mammal, where the composition comprises a sex binding globulin synthesis inhibiting agent and one or more steroids, including, for example, an androgen or an estrogen. In addition, the methods, combinations and compositions may be used in conjunction with other pharmaceutical agents aimed at improving sexual performance or impotence, increasing libido, or treating erectile dysfunction, such as VIAGRA®, to enhance their effectiveness. |