MEDICAMENTS AND METHODS COMPRISING A COMPOUND THAT PROMOTES OESTROGENIC ACTIVITY FOR WOUND HEALING

摘要

There is provided a compound that promotes oestrogenic activity for use as a medicament for administration in an amount to provide per cm<SUP>2</SUP> of the administered area a level of oestrogenic activity equivalent to that provided by up to 300ng of 17ß-oestradiol, for accelerating the healing of wounds. Such a medicament may be formulated to provide an amount of oestrogenic activity equivalent to that provided by between Ing and 300ng of 170-oestradiol per cm<SUP>2</SUP> of the administered area; an amount of oestrogenic activity equivalent to that provided by between 20ng and 300ng of 17ß-oestradiol per cm<SUP>2</SUP> of the administered area; or an amount of oestrogenic activity equivalent to that provided by between lOOng and 200ng of 17ß-oestradiol per cm<SUP>2</SUP> of the administered area. The medicament may accelerate the healing of wounds by promoting re-epithelialisation of the wound.