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BACKGROUND Deciding whether to treat postmenopausal women suffering from climacteric symptoms with Continuous Combined Hormone Replacement Therapy (CCHRT) has become increasingly difficult after the release of the Women's Health Initiative results. As a result, development of alternatives to CCHRT is required. Tibolone, which is a synthetic steroid that has estrogenic, progestogenic and androge...

Red clover (RC) shows potential activity against menopausal symptoms and pomegranates have antioxidative and beneficial effects on postmenopausal symptoms; thus, we investigated whether the anti-climacteric activity of RC could be enhanced by the addition of dried pomegranate concentrate powder (PCP) extracts in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Regarding the anti-osteoporotic effects, bone mineral de...

Hop extract is a long used medicinal product and, regarding hormonal activities, in 1999 a number of prenylflavanones have been identified as its major constituents with 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN) being the main active estrogenic compound. There have been several in vivo studies performed that demonstrate the potential of hop extract and the single compound 8-PN to alleviate climacteric symptoms...

This study is to verify the effects of the Korean Dance Program for rural middle-aged women on their total cholesterol, triglyceride and climacteric symptoms. In this study, 'Harmony‘, one of the sub-programs of the Korean Dance Program which was developed at Seoul National University Institute Ageing of Woorichum Gymnastics was applied. It was composed of 13 actions and music. Nonequivalent co...

Climacteric is characterized as the set of symptoms that usually start in period transition from reproductive phase to female senility, and directly impacts woman's quality life. Currently, treatments approved by FDA for this pathology mainly involve use antidepressants hormone replacement, both having side effects. Clinical studies carried out 2002, showed an increased risk breast cancer, othe...

OBJECTIVES To determine more closely the relationship between vasomotor symptoms, well-being and climacteric status according to the last menstrual bleeding and according to the women themselves. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional study was executed using a postal questionnaire. Well-being of women with and without vasomotor symptoms was compared, for the different menopausal statuses...

The experience of the climacteric period is the object of the present descriptive-qualitative study with women from the cities of Canoas and Porto Alegre, RS. The collection of data was carried out through semi-structured interviews with 15 women aged from 41 to 59 years old. The interpretation and analysis were based on the analysis of content. The women interviewed were confused regarding wha...