P02.139. A comparative study of Chinese medicine and hormone therapy in the treatment of menopausal symptoms in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women

Results CHM, acupuncture+CHM and hormone therapy significantly decreased Kupperman score (p<0.001 in each group) and symptom count (p<0.05). The mean difference in Kupperman score between baseline and 2 months among the 3 groups was significantly varied (p=0.02) with better results for acupuncture+CHM compared with CHM alone. Acupuncture+CHM as well as hormone therapy significantly reduced the level of FSH (p<0.05), but CHM alone didn’t cause any significant decrease in the level of FSH (p>0.05). The mean difference in the level of FSH between baseline and 2 months among the 3 groups was significantly different (p=0.02) with significantly better results for HT compared to CHM. The 3 treatments did not make any significant increase in the level of E2 (p>0.05). In postmenopausal women, the effect of HT and acupuncture+CHM were significantly better than CHM alone (p<0.05) whilst in perimenopausal women they were the same.