Journal of Women's Health Care
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Vincenzo De Leo

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• Research Article
  Phyto-Oestrogens and Chaste Tree Berry: A New Option in the Treatment of Menopausal Disorders
  Author(s): Vincenzo De Leo, Valentina Cappelli, Alessandra Di Sabatino and Giuseppe Morgante Vincenzo De Leo, Valentina Cappelli, Alessandra Di Sabatino and Giuseppe Morgante
  
  For a woman, menopause represents a transitional phase from a fertile to a non-fertile age, in which there is a gradual reduction in ovarian function accompanied by a gradual cessation of oestrogen production. The clinical presentation can involve a series of disorders, including hot flushes with episodes of sweating, particularly at night, palpitations, changes in sleep-wake rhythm, irritability, anxiety and mood changes, vaginal dryness due to a process of progressive atrophy with thinning of the outer and inner labia, reduction of vascularisation and elastic fibres, and decreased sexual desire; subsequently, Many women use alternative therapies to treat hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms. The purpose of this review is to summarize current information on the efficacy and safety of phytoestrogens and the herbal medicine. Given the importance that these symptoms assume for the .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000182

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