Patents Examined by Raymond G. Henley, III
  • Vitamin D compounds with anti-progesterone activity
    Patent number: 5397776
    Abstract: A birth control method for a female mammal which comprises administering to the mammal an amount of a vitamin D compound sufficient to block binding of progesterone to the progesterone receptor in said mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hector F. DeLuca, Kato L. Perlman, Hisham M. Darwish