NCCAM Clinical Digest: Menopausal Symptoms and CAM

Menopause is the permanent end of a woman’s menstrual periods. Menopause can occur naturally or be caused by surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. Many women use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for menopausal symptoms.

For decades, hormone replacement therapy (HRT)—more recently known as menopausal hormone therapy (MHT)—was conventional medicine’s main treatment for menopausal symptoms. In 2002, findings from a large study called the Women’s Health Initiative raised serious concerns about the long-term safety of MHT. These concerns are one reason that many women are turning to CAM therapies.

Source: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/menopause.htm?nav=rss

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