RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Herbal medicines for menopausal symptoms
JF Evidence Based Nursing
JO Evid Based Nurs
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and RCN Publishing Company Ltd
SP 29
OP 33
DO 10.1136/dtb.2008.12.0031
VO 13
IS 1
YR 2010
UL http://ebn.bmj.com/content/13/1/29.abstract
AB Reprinted from: DTB 2009;47:2–6 Many women are now using herbal medicines to try to relieve menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats, in light of recent evidence suggesting that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the likelihood of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, venous thromboembolism, heart attacks and stroke.1,–,6 For example, one survey has suggested that around 40% of women in the UK have used complementary and alternative treatments for their menopausal symptoms.7 Here we review the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for the relief of such symptoms.