Acupuncture for perimenopausal symptoms in women who underwent oophorectomy - A comparative study

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Qu, F ^a,c   Zhou, J ^a   Nan, R ^b  

^a HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Denver College of Traditional Chinese Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c Heilongjiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower   (China)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Acupuncture; Estradiol (E2); Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Luteinizing hormone (LH); Perimenopausal symptoms

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TIBOLONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VENOUS BLOOD;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BETA-ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; PERIMENOPAUSE; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 33847626368     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098799     Document Type: Article

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