In:
Menopause, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 28, No. 1 ( 2020-09-04), p. 80-85
Abstract:
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on women with vasomotor symptoms during the menopausal transition with the aid of the Kupperman-Blatt Menopausal Index. Method: Crossover, single-blind, sham-controlled trial with 100 women randomly divided into two groups of 50 participants each: G1 and G2. During the first 24 weeks of treatment, the G1 women received acupuncture and the G2 women were given sham acupuncture. The crossover was then applied: the G1 participants were given sham acupuncture, and the G2 participants received acupuncture for 24 more weeks. Results: The mean score of hot flashes of the group who first experienced acupuncture (G1) was statistically higher than that of the group that started with sham acupuncture (G2, P = 0.020). Also, both groups had similar mean scores in the middle of the study (both were receiving acupuncture). During the last 6 months of the study, after crossover, the values of G2 (acupuncture) were lower than those of G1 (sham acupuncture). Conclusions: Acupuncture treatment may mitigate hot flashes and other climacteric symptoms during the menopausal transition. Video Summary: http://links.lww.com/MENO/A641.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1530-0374
DOI:
10.1097/GME.0000000000001651
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2071114-1
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