USE OF PROGESTERONE TO TREAT OR REDUCE ISCHEMIA IN WOMEN IN MENOPAUSE RECEIVING ESTROGEN

摘要

The present invention provides a method of treating or reducing ischemia or incidence of cardiovascular events by administering progesterone. Progesterone, unlike synthetic progestins, has been demonstrated to supplement, rather than to decrease, the beneficial effects of estrogen therapy on myocardial ischemia in females.