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Acupuncture not effective in perimenopausal women with hot flashes.

JR

A recent study reported that self-acupuncture was associated with long-term relief of vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes) in patients with breast cancer or prostate cancer who are undergoing anticancer therapy.

Unfortunately, this does not seem to apply to women in perimenopause.

Here are the details of a recent study.

  • 103 women randomized to medical or sham acupuncture
  • Week 6: no differences in residual hot flashes between groups
  • Week 12: no differences in residual hot flashes between groups
  • No adverse effects related to the treatments

That seems pretty straightforward.

10/11/06 21:17 JR

Hi, I’m JR

John Russo, Jr., PharmD, is president of The MedCom Resource, Inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of medical communications at www.Vicus.com, a complementary and alternative medicine website.

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