Efficacy of exercise for menopausal symptoms

Efficacy of exercise for menopausal symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE This study aims to determine the efficacy of exercise training for alleviating vasomotor and other menopausal symptoms. METHODS Late perimenopausal and postmenopausal sedentary women with frequent vasomotor symptoms (VMS) participated in a randomized controlled trial conducted in three sites: 106 women randomized to exercise and 142 women randomized to usual activity. The exercise i...

The effectiveness of exercise as treatment for vasomotor menopausal symptoms

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ACUPUNCTURE AND MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS About menopausal symptoms

The menopause, defined as the end of the last menstrual period, occurs at a median age of 53 years (Hardy 2005). The change in hormone levels during the perimenopause and menopause, particularly the decline in levels of oestrogen, can cause acute menopausal symptoms; for example, about 30–70% of women in Western countries will experience vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flushes and night sweats ...

Treatment of menopausal symptoms

Predictors of Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women

Background and purpose: Menopause is a normal physiological process which influences the life of many middle-aged women. Studies reported different results on the effects of various factors on severity of menopausal symptoms. This study was designed to identify the factors determining menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women in Tehran, Iran 2015. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional ...