Complementary and Integrative Health and Menopause Snapshot can be a place to start if you are searching for evidence-based information about complementary and integrative health and menopause.

Natural Products

Are natural products helpful for menopause Symptoms?

In Menopausal Symptoms: In-Depth – What the Science Says About Complementary Health Approaches for Menopause Symptoms: Natural Products the (United States) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) elaborate on:

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“Many natural products have been studied for menopause symptoms. However, none has clearly been shown to be helpful. There’s little information on the long-term safety of natural products, and some can have harmful side effects or interact with drugs. The sections below give more detail about several natural products studied for menopause symptoms”.

Psychological and Physical Practices

Are psychological and physical practices helpful for menopause symptoms?

In Menopausal Symptoms: In-Depth – What the Science Says About Complementary Health Approaches for Menopause Symptoms: Psychological and Physical Practices the NCCIH elaborate on:

“Only a small amount of research has been done on most psychological and physical approaches for menopause symptoms. However, the limited evidence currently available suggests that some of these approaches might help to relieve symptoms or make them less bothersome”.

Tips

What are some tips about using  complementary and integrative health for menopause symptoms?

In Complementary Medicine Options for Menopausal Symptoms: Main Points the Australasian Menopause Society caution:

  • Complementary and Integrative Health and Menopause Snapshot“Speak with your doctor before using complementary medicine because it might affect other medications
  • Avoid buying online products – their safety cannot be guaranteed
  • You should not use soy/phytoestrogen products if you can’t take prescribed hormone therapy for safety reasons such as breast cancer
  • Bioidentical compounded hormone therapy cannot be recommended because their safety is unknown
  • No complementary medicine is as effective as oestrogen therapy for menopausal symptoms”.

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Last Updated: 23 January 2023 – Last Revised: 23 January 2023