NERI I.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the response of cardiovascular risk factors to the treatment of climacteric symptoms. METHODS: In this prospective study, women reporting climacteric symptoms were randomized to 3 months of treatment with either acupuncture (n = 19), phytoestrogens (75 mg soy isoflavones, BID; n = 22), or low-dose hormone therapy (HT;...

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether change in menopausal symptoms is related to modification of 24-hour urinary cortisol. METHODS: Sixty-nine postmenopausal women were treated for their menopausal symptoms with either estrogen progestin therapy (0.3 mg conjugate equine estrogens and 1.5 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate; n = 25), phytoestrogens (75 mg...