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Conference Paper: Can Chinese Herbal Medicine alleviate menopausal symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese women? A pilot study on the effects of a Chinese herbal formula on menopause
Title | Can Chinese Herbal Medicine alleviate menopausal symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese women? A pilot study on the effects of a Chinese herbal formula on menopause |
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Issue Date | 2011 |
Publisher | COGIT. |
Citation | The 14th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility (COGIT™2011), Paris, France, 17-20 November 2011. In Abstract Book, 2011, p. A108, abstract no. P342 How to Cite? |
Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal formula Er-Xian Decoction (EXD) in alleviating menopausal symptoms and improving quality of life in Hong Kong Chinese women. METHODS: 108 volunteers (healthy women aged 45 to 55 years) who reported Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) 28 or more were recruited into a 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The initial screening visit and last visit were conducted in O&G department, Queen Mary Hospital. The treatment visits were administered in the Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centers of the University of Hong Kong. After a 2-week baseline period, women were randomly allocated to receive Chinese herbal Medicine EXDor identical placebo granules for 12 weeks. Every woman was given 4-week dosages per treatment visit and assessed the daily vasomotor symptoms, the MENQOL Questionnaire and MRS. RESULTS: Intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses found statistically significant differences in mean hot flash scores, the MENQOL questionnaire and MRS between the placebo and Chinese herbal treatment groups after 12 weeks of intervention. CONCLUSIONS: This Chinese herbal formula (EXD) can be recommended to alleviate menopausal symptoms or improve quality of life. |
Description | Conference Theme: All About Women's Health Poster abstracts - Gynecology: P342 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/149305 |
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dc.contributor.author | Zhong, L | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tong, Y | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-22T06:37:15Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-22T06:37:15Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 14th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility (COGIT™2011), Paris, France, 17-20 November 2011. In Abstract Book, 2011, p. A108, abstract no. P342 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/149305 | - |
dc.description | Conference Theme: All About Women's Health | - |
dc.description | Poster abstracts - Gynecology: P342 | - |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal formula Er-Xian Decoction (EXD) in alleviating menopausal symptoms and improving quality of life in Hong Kong Chinese women. METHODS: 108 volunteers (healthy women aged 45 to 55 years) who reported Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) 28 or more were recruited into a 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The initial screening visit and last visit were conducted in O&G department, Queen Mary Hospital. The treatment visits were administered in the Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centers of the University of Hong Kong. After a 2-week baseline period, women were randomly allocated to receive Chinese herbal Medicine EXDor identical placebo granules for 12 weeks. Every woman was given 4-week dosages per treatment visit and assessed the daily vasomotor symptoms, the MENQOL Questionnaire and MRS. RESULTS: Intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses found statistically significant differences in mean hot flash scores, the MENQOL questionnaire and MRS between the placebo and Chinese herbal treatment groups after 12 weeks of intervention. CONCLUSIONS: This Chinese herbal formula (EXD) can be recommended to alleviate menopausal symptoms or improve quality of life. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | COGIT. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, COGIT™2011 | - |
dc.title | Can Chinese Herbal Medicine alleviate menopausal symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese women? A pilot study on the effects of a Chinese herbal formula on menopause | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Zhong, L: ldzhong@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tong, Y: tongyao@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tong, Y=rp00509 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 200152 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | A108, abstract no. P342 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | A108, abstract no. P342 | - |
dc.publisher.place | France | - |