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Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Article

Menopause and Acupuncture

Menopause is the natural cessation of menstruation.  On average, menopause occurs for women at age 51 but can happen in her forties or even late fifties.  Some women are symptomatic, others are not.  For those who do experience menopause symptoms, they can be mild to severe and include hot flashes both day and night, sleep disturbances, and irritability.

Until 2002, hormone replacement therapy was recommended both to manage menopause symptoms and to prevent long term deterioration of health from osteoporosis and heart disease.  However, a large clinical trial, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) had to cease their long term clinical trials as they found the risks outweighed the benefits. 

Hormone replacement therapy is now known to increase a woman’s risk of heart disease, breast cancer, stroke, and blood clots.  The following statistics from a study on the effects of (HRT) are taken from an article published by the Mayo clinic 2/28/09 “Hormone Therapy:  Is it right for you”?

“The Women's Health Initiative found that women taking the combination estrogen-progestin (Prempro) had an increased risk of developing certain serious conditions. According to the study, over one year, 10,000 women taking estrogen plus progestin compared with a placebo might experience:

  • 7 more cases of heart disease
  • 8 more cases of breast cancer
  • 8 more cases of stroke
  • 18 more cases of blood clots”

The article goes on to say that if these risks are acceptable to you, you should consider short-term hormone replacement therapy as an option in managing the symptoms associated with menopause.  It also mentions a lowered risk of osteoporosis associated with hormone replacement therapy and suggests that HRT might be a short term option to help prevent loss of bone density in menopausal and post-menopausal women. 

You Have A Choice!

If you are looking for a more natural way to manage menopause and prevent bone loss and osteoporosis, consider acupuncture and Chinese medicine.  Studies have proven the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture in reducing hot flashes (1), improving sleep, managing stress, regulating hormones (1), and increasing bone density (2).

References:

  1. Jue Zhou, Fan Qu,  Xisheng Sang, Xiaotong Wang, and Rui Nan, “Acupuncture and
    Auricular Acupressure in Relieving Menopausal Hot Flashes of Bilaterally Ovariectomized Chinese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial” Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Feb 2.Received May 8, 2008; accepted January 12, 2009
  2. Ouyang G, Wang L, Wang D, Zhuo T, Shen Z., "The effect of acupuncture on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women." J Tradit Chin Med. 2002 Mar;22(1):9-11


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