Effects of traditional Chinese medicine on symptom clusters during the menopausal transition

Taylor-Swanson, Lisa; Thomas, Arthur N.; Ismail, R.; Schnall, Janet G.; Cray, Lori; Mitchell, Ellen Siobhan; Woods, Nancy Fúgate

doi:10.3109/13697137.2014.937687

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“…The main findings of this review do not completely echo the results from previous reviews (Peng 2014; Taylor-Swanson 2014; Xie 2005; Xu 2012). Whilst this review is likely the most comprehensive systematic review with meta-analysis, it found little evidence that CHM was any more or less efficacious for the management of menopausal symptoms compared to placebo or HT.…”

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confidence: 99%

Chinese herbal medicine for menopausal symptoms

Zhu

Liew

Liu

2016

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Chinese herbal medicine for menopausal symptoms

Zhu

Liew

Liu

2016

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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“…Issues for further study suggested by SMWHS included the importance of studying clusters of symptoms vs single symptoms and the need for interventions targeting multiple symptoms. We have begun examination of non-pharmacologic therapies that may be effective for clusters of symptoms vs individual symptoms [49–52]. In the interim, this research is being incorporated in the clinical education of women’s health care providers [53].…”

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The Seattle Midlife Women’s Health Study: a longitudinal prospective study of women during the menopausal transition and early postmenopause

Woods

Mitchell

2016

womens midlife health

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Background: The need for longitudinal, population-based studies to illuminate women's experiences of symptoms during the menopausal transition motivated the development of the Seattle Midlife Women's Health Study. Methods: Longitudinal, population-based study of symptoms women experienced between the Late Reproductive stage of reproductive aging and the early postmenopause. Data collection began in 1990 with 508 women ages 35-55 and continued to 2013. Entry criteria included age, at least one period in past 12 months, uterus intact and at least 1 ovary. Women were studied up to 5 years postmenopause. Data collection included yearly health questionnaires, health diaries, urinary hormonal assays, menstrual calendars and buccal cell smears. Results: Contributions of the study included development of a method for staging the menopausal transition; development of bleeding criteria to differentiate bleeding episodes from intermenstrual bleeding from menstrual calendars; identification of hormonal changes associated with menopausal transition stages; assessment of the effects of menopausal transition factors, aging, stress-related factors, health factors, social factors on symptoms, particularly hot flashes, depressed mood, pain, cognitive, sexual desire, and sleep disruption symptoms, and urinary incontinence symptoms; identification of naturally occurring clusters of symptoms women experienced during the menopausal transition and early postmenopause; and assessment of gene polymorphisms associated with events such as onset of the early and late menopausal transition stages and symptoms. Conclusions: Over the course of the longitudinal Seattle Midlife Women's Health Study, investigators contributed to understanding of symptoms women experience during the menopausal transition and early postmenopause as well as methods of staging reproductive aging.

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“…Since 2000, the number of articles on TCM syndromes has dramatically increased [11]. This has prompted the need for clinical studies on TCM to measure and report results [12], and additional research should be conducted on the constitution of TCM in implementing translational medicine [13]. …”

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Association of Menopausal Symptoms with Different Constitutions in Climacteric Women

Chen

Hwang

2018

Complement Med Res

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between the body constitution and menopausal symptoms in climacteric women. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 427 women aged 40-60 years from the hospital and nearby community. In addition to filling out a questionnaire on menopause rating scale - Traditional Chinese version, the participants completed the body constitution questionnaire. This classifies a person to 1 or more of 3 imbalanced constitutional types, which are yin-xu, yang-xu and stasis-stagnation. We constructed logistic regression models to estimate probabilities of the menopausal symptoms among climacteric women presenting with various menopausal status and differing body constitutions. Results: The frequency and scores of the yin-xu, yang-xu, and stasis-stagnation constitutions were significantly higher in perimenopausal and postmenopausal than premenopausal women. Compared to the non-constitution women, the odds ratio of having hot flushes, sleeping disorders, sexual problems, irritability, and anxiety were significantly higher with the yin-xu constitution. The women with a yang-xu constitution had significantly higher odds ratios for having bladder problems, muscle and joint problems, depressive mood, and heart discomfort. Symptoms of heart discomfort, physical and mental exhaustion, and sleeping disorders were correlated to the stasis-stagnation constitution. Conclusion: With the additional key symptoms related to the 3 constitutional types, physicians performing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are able to diagnose the menopausal syndrome more accurately. Integrating menopausal symptoms with TCM constitutional theory will contribute to a more rapid diagnosis and treatment of menopausal syndrome.

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Effects of traditional Chinese medicine on symptom clusters during the menopausal transition

Cited by 22 publications

References 26 publications

Chinese herbal medicine for menopausal symptoms

Chinese herbal medicine for menopausal symptoms

The Seattle Midlife Women’s Health Study: a longitudinal prospective study of women during the menopausal transition and early postmenopause

Association of Menopausal Symptoms with Different Constitutions in Climacteric Women

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