Four trials that were not combined in meta-analyses suggested that extracts with high ( > 30 mg/d ) levels of genistein consistently reduced the frequency of hot flushes .
BACKGROUND Vasomotor symptoms , such as hot flushes and night sweats , are very common during the menopausal transition .
Hormone therapy has traditionally been used as a highly effective treatment , but concerns about increased risk of some chronic diseases have markedly increased the interest of women in alternative treatments .
Some of the most popular of these treatments are foods or supplements enriched with phytoestrogens-plant-derived chemicals that have estrogenic action .
OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy , safety and acceptability of food products , extracts and dietary supplements containing high levels of phytoestrogens when compared with no treatment , placebo or hormone therapy for the amelioration of vasomotor menopausal symptoms ( such as hot flushes and night sweats ) in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women .
Efficacy comparison of Pueraria mirifica (PM) against conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) with/without medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in the treatment of climacteric symptoms in perimenopausal women: phase III study.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy comparison of Pueraria mirifica ( PM ) , name in Thai is Kwao Kruea Khao , against conjugated equine estrogen ( CEE ) with/without medroxyprogesterone acetate ( MPA ) in the treatment of perimenopuasal women with climacteric symptoms . MATERIAL AND METHOD Perimenopausal women attending the Menopausal clinic of Hat Yai Regional Hospital were voluntarily recruited . The vasomotor symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats , as well as other unpleasant symptoms , urogenital and psychological symptoms , were also assessed . Patients were voluntarily enrolled and r and omly received daily 50 mg raw material of PM , Group A , or daily 0.625 mg of conjugated equine estrogen ( CEE ) with/without 2.5 mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate ( MPA ) , Group B , depend on non-hysterectomized/hysterectomized condition . RESULTS Seventy-one patients were enrolled . Eleven of those were excluded for failing to complete the initial work-up and follow-up . Sixty cases were evaluated , 30 cases in Group A and 30 cases in Group B. After medication , the mean of modified Greene climacteric scale ( MGCS ) in Group A/Group B had decreased from 29.0/32.26 to 17.86/18.1 , 12.56/9.57 and 9.9/8.16 at 1- , 3- , and 6- month respectively . The clinical satisfaction using MGCS was not statistically significant between PM ( Group A ) and CEE with/without MPA ( Group B ) in the alleviation of climacteric symptoms ( p-value > 0.05 ) . There were no statistically significant changes of three serum markers : estradiol , follicle-stimulating hormone ( FSH ) , and luteinizing hormone ( LH ) between both groups . CONCLUSION PM , containing phytoestrogens , has estrogenic effect as similar as CEE , and can alleviate the climacteric symptoms in perimenopausal women . PM demonstrates great promise in the treatment of climacteric symptoms . However , optimal doses should be clinical ly assessed to meet appropriate individual responses
Four trials that were not combined in meta-analyses suggested that extracts with high ( > 30 mg/d ) levels of genistein consistently reduced the frequency of hot flushes .
BACKGROUND Vasomotor symptoms , such as hot flushes and night sweats , are very common during the menopausal transition .
Hormone therapy has traditionally been used as a highly effective treatment , but concerns about increased risk of some chronic diseases have markedly increased the interest of women in alternative treatments .
Some of the most popular of these treatments are foods or supplements enriched with phytoestrogens-plant-derived chemicals that have estrogenic action .
OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy , safety and acceptability of food products , extracts and dietary supplements containing high levels of phytoestrogens when compared with no treatment , placebo or hormone therapy for the amelioration of vasomotor menopausal symptoms ( such as hot flushes and night sweats ) in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women .