VAGINAL RING WHICH INCLUDES DHEA OR DHEA SULPHATE AND OPTIONALLY AN AGENT FOR MODULATING THE RELEASE OF THE ACTIVE PRINCIPLE, WHICH CAN BE USED TO INCREASE THE OVARIAN RESERVE IN WOMEN AND TO RELIEVE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH MENOPAUSE

摘要

The invention relates to a sustained-release vaginal ring which includes dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active principle and, optionally, an agent modulating the release of the active principle, in which the amount of the active principle is between 1 wt % and 32 wt % in relation to the total weight of the formulation, and the modulating agent is selected between: polyvinylpyrrolidone K-30, lactose, microcrystalline cellulose and sodium lauryl sulphate. The vaginal ring of the present invention can be used to increase the ovarian reserve in women, to be used as a drug in assisted reproduction programmes and to relieve symptoms associated with menopause, such as symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy and sexual dysfunction in post-menopausal women.