Novel methods for treating or reducing the likelihood of acquiring vaginal
dysfunctions, more particularly vaginal dryness and dyspareunia, leading
to sexual dysfunction and low sexual desire and performance , in
susceptible warm-blooded animals including humans involving
administration of a sex steroid precursor. Further administration of
estrogen or selective estrogen receptor modulator, particularly those
selected from the group consisting of Raloxifene, Arzoxifene, Tamoxifen,
Droloxifene, Toremifene, Iodoxifene, GW 5638, TSE-424, ERA-923, and
lasofoxifene, and more particularly compounds having the general
structure: is specifically disclosed for the medical treatment and/or
inhibition of development of some of these above-mentioned diseases.
Pharmaceutical compositions for delivery of active ingredient(s) and
kit(s) useful to the invention are also disclosed.