A randomized, controlled trial of asoprisnil, a novel selective progesterone receptor modulator, in women with uterine leiomyomata.
Effects of the selective progesterone receptor modulator asoprisnil on uterine artery blood flow, ovarian activity, and clinical symptoms in patients with uterine leiomyomata scheduled for hysterectomy.
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selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM), asoprisnil is thought to work by inhibiting blood flow at the endometrial level, thus significantly reducing bleeding associated with leiomyomas.
Esmya, like other
selective progesterone receptor modulators, works by blocking the progesterone receptors that are located within the uterus and throughout the human body.
The company said FIBRISTAL belongs to a class of medications called
selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs).
Future therapies include
selective progesterone receptor modulators such as asoprisnil, which induce amenorrhea without side effects of hypoestrogenism and control uterine prostaglandins.