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Alternative treatment of vasomotor symptoms with the demise of reproductive and ovarian function within evidence-based medicine

HEALTH OF WOMAN. 2016.10(116):37–41


Alternative treatment of vasomotor symptoms with the demise of reproductive and ovarian function within evidence-based medicine


Veropotvelyan P. N., Tsehmistrenko I. S., Veropotvelyan N. P., Guzhevskaya I. V.
«Interregional centre of medical genetics and prenatal diagnosis», Krivoy Rog
National medical University named after O. O. Bogomolets, Kyiv
Perinatal center, Kiev


The article рresents literature data nontraditional methods of treatment in recent years, for 5 years. And also the review highlights the consensus experts on this issue 2015–2016, results of efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological treatments, botanicals and neuroactive drugs for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms.

The evaluation of various treatment methods. Special attention is given to menopausal hormone therapy. The practical doctor should be informed about the level of evidence of efficacy and safety of complementary therapies to prevent, the insufficient use of effective and, conversely, the use of ineffective or unacceptable to patients. So the practical physician is obliged in each case to an individual, differentiated choice of treatment acceptable to the patient.


Key words: menopausal symptoms, various non-traditional methods of treatment, phytoestrogens, selective inhibitors of serotonin reuptake.


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