Menopausal symptoms or problems Urological and Genital Diseases Menopause
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group of 15 women: 6 consultations and treatment with individual prescriptions of a mixture of herbal medicines over a 5 month period by one of 3 local qualified herbal practitioners who
Sponsors
University of Central Lancashire (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women aged 46 - 59 registered on database of one general practice in Bristol 2. Over three months since last menstrual period 3. Experiencing self-defined menopausal problems of over three months duration
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: In the previous three months: 1. Taken hormone replacement therapy 2. Taken any other hormone treatment including 'natural progesterone cream' 3. Taken tamoxifen 4. Surgery requiring a general anaesthetic Current: Complementary treatment for menopausal problems; psychiatric treatment or medication; advised by a doctor to take hormone replacement therapy because of osteoporosis or high risk of developing osteoporosis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Greene Climacteric Scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile (MYMOP2), Hot flush Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed