Etonogestrel esters
View Patent ↗The subject invention provides new progestogen esters and uses thereof.
1. Etonogestrel undecanoate.
2. Etonogestrel decanoate.
3. Etonogestrel dodecanoate.
4. A contraceptive and/or HRT kit comprising a contraceptively and/or therapeutically effective amount of etonogestrel undecanoate and/or etonogestrel decanoate and/or etonogestrel dodecanoate.
5. The kit according to claim 4 for male contraception and/or male HRT.
6. The kit according to claim 4 for female contraception and/or female HRT.
7. A method of contraception and/or HRT, comprising:
administering to a subject a contraceptively and/ar therapeutically effective amount of etonogestrel undecanoate and/or etonogestrel decanoate and/or etonogestrel dodecanoate.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the subject is a male subject.
9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the subject is a female subject.
10. A method of treating a female gynecological disorder, comprising:
administering to a female subject a therapeutically effective amount of etonogestrel undecanoate and/or etonogestrel decanoate and/or etonogestrel dodecanoate effective to treat the disorder.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the female gynecological disorder is selected from the group consisting of endometriosis, menorrhagia, meno-metrorrhagia, pre-menstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhoea.