Effects of Inhalation of Essential Oil of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara on Menopausal Symptoms, Stress, and Estrogen in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Effect of neroli oil on menopausal symptoms, sexual desire, and stress (N = 63).

Variables	Control; (𝑛=22)	0.1% neroli oil; (𝑛=22)	0.5% neroli oil; (𝑛=19)	𝑃 value
MENQOL (score)
Overall	−0.19 ± 0.80	−0.71 ± 0.61	−0.52 ± 0.88	0.27
Physical^a	−0.02 ± 0.81	−0.64 ± 0.57	−0.40 ± 0.97	0.04*
Psychological^a	−0.28 ± 1.65	−0.28 ± 0.97	−0.43 ± 1.24	0.76
Sexual^a	−0.74 ± 1.56	−1.50 ± 1.83	−1.39 ± 1.61	0.45
Vasomotor^a	−0.20 ± 1.30	−0.92 ± 1.13	−0.35 ± 1.34	0.06
Sexual desire VAS^a (cm)	−1.82 ± 3.03	0.81 ± 1.84	3.10 ± 3.10	<0.01***
Stress VAS^a (cm)	−1.52 ± 2.30	−1.08 ± 1.98	−2.28 ± 2.49	0.24

MENQOL, Menopause-Specific Qualify of Life Questionnaire; VAS, visual analog scale.
One-way ANOVA, ^aKruskal-Wallis test.
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.
^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001 compared with the control group.