Abstract: A method for promoting sleep quality in a subject is disclosed, involving the administration of an effective amount of a formulation comprising two or more phytoestrogen compounds or their analogues that selectively bind to estrogen receptor beta and cross the blood-brain barrier. The method is particularly applicable to menopausal or post-menopausal women, who may be identified as poor sleepers through actigraphy, a sleep questionnaire, or self-identification. The promotion of sleep quality includes improving sleep efficiency, reducing sleep latency, extending sleep duration, decreasing the number of awakenings, restoring the circadian rhythm of the chronobiology system, or a combination of these effects. The formulation may also include genistein, daidzein, or combinations thereof. Furthermore, the formulation can be administered orally, topically, transdermally, sublingually, or buccally, with effective dosages ranging from about 25 mg to 75 mg, and may be administered daily.

Abstract: Methods for treating neurodegeneration and/or myelination in patients are disclosed comprising treating the patient with a progestin compound which exerts binding to progesterone receptors and elicits progesterone-receptor-induced biological responses without interacting with the androgen receptor and without inducing androgen or glucocorticoid biological responses at a dosage sufficient to prevent or reduce neurodegeneration. The progestin compound preferably comprises 16-methylene-17?-acetoxy-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, and the methods include combining the progestin compound with an estrogen compound to provide both contraception and treatment for myelin repair and neurodegeneration.

Abstract: Methods for treating neurodegeneration and/or myelination in patients are disclosed comprising treating the patient with a progestin compound which exerts binding to progesterone receptors and elicits progesterone-receptor-induced biological responses without interacting with the androgen receptor and without inducing androgen or glucocorticoid biological responses at a dosage sufficient to prevent or reduce neurodegeneration. The progestin compound preferably comprises 16-methylene-17?-acetoxy-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, and the methods include combining the progestin compound with an estrogen compound to provide both contraception and treatment for myelin repair and neurodegeneration, and include effects on stroke and TBI.

Abstract: Methods for treating neurodegeneration and/or myelination in patients are disclosed comprising treating the patient with a progestin compound which exerts binding to progesterone receptors and elicits progesterone-receptor-induced biological responses without interacting with the androgen receptor and without inducing androgen or glucocorticoid biological responses at a dosage sufficient to prevent or reduce neurodegeneration. The progestin compound preferably comprises 16-methylene-17?-acetoxy-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, and the methods include combining the progestin compound with an estrogen compound to provide both contraception and treatment for myelin repair and neurodegeneration.

Abstract: Select phytoestrogen pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use for promoting neurological health and prevention of age-related neurodegeneration, such as AD, have been developed. These select phytoestrogen formulations are composed of a number of plant-derived estrogenic molecules and/or their structural analogues and exhibit binding preference to ER? over ER? and agonist activity in the brain. These ER?-selective phytoestrogen formulations cross the blood-brain-barrier and promote estrogen-associated neurotrophism and neuroprotection mechanisms in the brain, without activating proliferative mechanisms in the reproductive tissues and are therefore devoid of other estrogen-associated problematic aspects. The select phytoestrogen formulations are therapeutically useful to both women and men for sustaining neurological health and preventing age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disorders, such as AD.