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Breast Pain
Positive results reported from phase II cyclic breast pain study
January 13th, 2005
Ascend Therapeutics announced that its investigational transdermal 4-OHT gel reduced cyclic breast pain among premenopausal women, based on preliminary results obtained from a phase II clinical study. Cyclic breast pain is a potentially debilitating chronic disorder that causes significant pain while impacting everyday activities such as athletics, sexual intimacy, and social or professional activities. Cyclic breast pain, or mastalgia, is defined clinically as significant breast pain lasting more than 7 days per month in the 2 weeks leading up to menses. The symptoms can cause significant stress when they are mistaken for early indicators of breast...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-13)
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