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Review: plant based oestrogens do not relieve hot flushes or other menopausal symptoms

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.8.3.83

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    Krebs EE, Ensrud KE, MacDonald R, et al. Phytoestrogens for treatment of menopausal symptoms: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 2004;104:824–36.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q Are plant based oestrogens (phyto-oestrogens) effective and safe for women with hot flushes or other menopausal symptoms?

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageData sources:

    Medline (1966 to March 2004), Cochrane Library, reference lists of retrieved studies and reviews, and hand searches of Menopause and Obstet Gynecol to identify abstracts of annual meetings.

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    English language randomised controlled trials (RCTs) ⩾4 weeks’ duration comparing supplements or foods containing phyto-oestrogens with placebo or non-phyto-oestrogen control in perimenopausal or postmenopausal women with hot flushes or other menopausal symptoms. Methodological quality of individual studies was assessed based on allocation concealment, blinding, intention to treat analysis, and follow up.

    Embedded ImageOutcomes:

    frequency of hot flushes, changes …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr T J Wilt, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Section of General Internal Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA. tim.wiltmed.va.gov

    • Source of funding: not stated.