Natural treatments for menopause

 Natural treatments for menopause?

Though the results of the Herbal Alternatives for Menopause (HALT) study have yet to be published, I am sure that many women will be interested in the results—especially considering the recent safety concerns regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy.


Women were randomly assigned to: (1) black cohosh 160 mg daily; (2) multibotanical (50 mg black cohosh, alfalfa, chaste tree, dong quai, false unicorn, licorice, oats, pomegranate, Siberian ginseng, boron) four capsules daily; (3) multibotanical plus telephone counseling to increase dietary soy; (4) conjugated equine estrogen 0.625 mg +/- 2.5 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate; or (5) placebo.

Reference:

Newton KM, Reed SD, Grothaus L, Ehrlich K, Guiltinan J, Ludman E, Lacroix AZ. The Herbal Alternatives for Menopause (HALT) Study: background and study design. Maturitas. 2005 Oct 16;52(2):134-46.