Release Date: 2024-06-17

The Role of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Menopause

Mustafa Kara (Author)

Release Date: 2024-06-17

Every woman will experience menopause later in her life. The menopause symptoms affecting the quality of life are hot flashes, sweating, palpitations, headache, insomnia, muscle-bone pain, fatigue, depression, loss of attention, forgetfulness, decreased libido, vaginal atrophy and urinary problems. Complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) have a very important place among the methods to be used. [...]

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    Published inComplementary Medicine with New Approaches
    First Page91
    Last Page98
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359418.8
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    Every woman will experience menopause later in her life. The menopause symptoms affecting the quality of life are hot flashes, sweating, palpitations, headache, insomnia, muscle-bone pain, fatigue, depression, loss of attention, forgetfulness, decreased libido, vaginal atrophy and urinary problems. Complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) have a very important place among the methods to be used. CAM methods frequently preferred by women in menopause are acupuncture, acupressure, yoga, phytoestrogen, reflexology, diet and exercise.

    Mustafa Kara (Author)
    Professor, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2282-6850
    3Education Status: Post Doctorate Institution of Work: Kirsehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Medicine Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology I have been working as a professor for about 5 years. My H index is 19, I have a total of 1200 citations. I have over 200 articles published in local and foreign journals. I have many invited speeches and oral presentations at national and international congresses. I have worked as an editor and chapter writer in many national and international books. I am currently working as an editor in 3 international journals.

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