A pilot study on the effects of a Chinese herbal preparation on menopausal symptoms

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-73

  Chan, Carina C W ^a   Lau, Winnie N T ^a   Chiu, Siu Ping ^b   Chen, Luo Chuan ^b   Choi, Wai K I ^a   Tang, Grace W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CAD Ctr Hong Kong Productivity C   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; Follicle stimulating hormone; Menopausal symptoms; Menopausal symptoms score; Observational study

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; CORTEX PHELLODENDRI EXTRACT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; FRUCTUS CORNI EXTRACT; FRUCTUS TRITICI LEVIS EXTRACT; HERBA ECLIPTAE EXTRACT; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM EXTRACT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OS DRACONIS EXTRACT; PLASTRUM TESTRUDINIS EXTRACT; RADIX PAEONIAE ALBA EXTRACT; RADIX REHMANNIAE EXTRACT; RHIZOMA ANEMARRHENAE EXTRACT; RHIZOMA CORPTIDIS EXTRACT; SEMEN CUSCUTAE EXTRACT; SEMEN ZIZIPHI SPINOSAE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHINESE HERB; CHRONOTHERAPY; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTEX PHELLODENDRI; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY EYE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FRUCTUS CORNI; FRUCTUS LIGUSTRI LUCIDI; FRUCTUS TRITICI LEVIS; HERBA ECLIPTAE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OS DRACONIS; PILOT STUDY; PLASTRUM TESTUDINIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIX PAEONIAE ALBA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHMANNIA ROOT; RHIZOMA ANEMMARHENAE; RHIZOMA CORPTIDIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN CUSCUTAE; SEMEN ZIZIPHI SPINOSAE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33645763005     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590600581723     Document Type: Article

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