Acupuncture and Auricular Acupressure in Relieving Menopausal Hot Flashes of Bilaterally Ovariectomized Chinese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
The severity and frequency of hot flashes and the serum levels of FSH, LH and E2.
Item
Acupuncture and auricular acupressure group ()
HRT group ()
Hot flash severity
Pre-treatment
14.71 3.81 (95% CI 12.96–16.52)
15.28 4.06 (95% CI 13.53–16.96)
Post-treatment
3.86 0.84* (95% CI 3.40–4.45)
3.71 0.65* (95% CI 3.44–3.97)
Follow-up
4.45 0.90*,# (95% CI 3.92–4.95)
3.25 0.34* (95% CI 3.00–3.33)
Hot flash frequency
Pre-treatment
14.21 2.42 (95% CI 13.37–15.88)
15.11 4.96 (95% CI 13.04–17.30)
Post-treatment
10.32 3.13*,# (95% CI 8.80–12.32)
7.48 2.69* (95% CI 6.33–8.59)
Follow-up
7.69 1.48*,# (95% CI 7.12–8.63)
5.58 1.64* (95% CI 4.86–6.22)
FSH (mIU/mL)
Pre-treatment
51.5 13.9 (95% CI 46.7–58.7)
53.0. 14.3 (95% CI 46.9–59.0)
Post-treatment
40.4 9.6*,# (95% CI 34.6–44.5)
22.7 ± 5.1* (95% CI 20.6–24.8)
LH (mIU/mL)
Pre-treatment
33.7 6.4 (95% CI 30.2–37.0)
32.9 7.1 (95% CI 29.9–35.9)
Post-treatment
31.9 ± 5.7# (95% CI 28.6–34.9)
15.6 4.8* (95% CI 13.6–17.6)
E2 (pg/mL)
Pre-treatment
37.1 8.9 (95% CI 32.0–41.5)
39.4 7.0 (95% CI 36.4–42.3)
Post-treatment
45.4 7.3*,# (95% CI 41.7–49.4)
71.5 13.4* (95% CI 65.8–77.1)
FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; E2, estradiol; CI, Confidence intervals.
, compared with pre-treatment in the same group.
, compared with the HRT group.
