| abstract |
The present invention relates to a medicament comprising N-acetyl-mannosamine or a derivative thereof for increasing the level of a steroid hormone, in particular a sexual hormone, particularly of testosterone, in a subject; to a pharmaceutical composition comprising N-acetylmannosamine or a derivative and an oestrogenically, gestagenically or androgenically effective compound, and to a medicament comprising N-acetylmannosamine, a derivative or the pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of or treatment of a sexual hormone deficiency. Also covered by the present invention are the use of said substances for producing a medicament for the abovementioned purposes, and the therapeutic methods in this regard which involve said substances. |