ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,100, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Period Pill BV (Amsterdam).

"Treatment of menstrual cycle-induced symptoms" was invented by Merel Janssen (Baambrugge, Netherlands), Jochem Stijn Edgar Janssen (Baambrugge, Netherlands) and Ezekiel Golan (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to methods of treatment of menstrual cycle induced disorders and symptoms with cathinone, particularly methods employing 3-methyl methcathinone (3-MMC). The present invention also relates to kits comprising 3-MMC for use in the treatment of subjects suffering from menstrual cycle induced disorders and symptoms. In par...