Claims
- 1. A method of reducing a premenstrual syndrome in a woman having a peritoneal cavity and uterine cavity, comprising:mixing a compound which acts as a local anesthetic with a physiological salt to form a physiological composition; placing the composition in a catheter; administering the composition into the uterine cavity of the woman with a catheter; and pertubating the composition into the peritoneal cavity in an amount of the composition sufficient for reducing the woman's premenstrual syndrome.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the compound which acts as a local anesthetic is selected from the group consisting of bupivacaine, lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine and ropivacaine.
PRIOR APPLICATION
This is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/785,149, filed Feb. 16, 2001 now abandoned; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/265,502, filed Mar. 10, 1999 now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/800,737, filed Feb. 15, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,977,143.
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Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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