Methods for providing testosterone and optionally estrogen replacement therapy to women
Patent 5460820 Issued on October 24, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: August 3, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
A method of providing testosterone replacement therapy to a woman in need of such therapy comprising applying a testosterone-delivering patch to the skin of said woman which patch transdermally delivers 50 to 500 μg/day of testosterone to the woman.
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