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Effect of human placental extract on menopausal symptoms, fatigue, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in middle-aged Korean women.

Authors
Kong, MH | Lee, EJ  | Lee, SY  | Cho, SJ | Hong, YS | Park, SB
Citation
Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 15(2). : 296-303, 2008
Journal Title
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN
1072-37141530-0374
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In Korea, human placental extract (HPE) has recently been used to treat various diseases (chronic liver diseases, menopause syndrome, chronic fatigue, skin pigment diseases, etc.), but evidence-based studies are not yet sufficient. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of HPE on menopausal symptoms, fatigue, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in middle-aged Korean women in a randomized controlled trial.



DESIGN: Korean women, aged 40 to 64 years, with menopausal symptoms and fatigue were recruited as participants. The women were randomly assigned to a placebo group or an HPE group. The HPE group received subcutaneous injections of HPE in the abdomen for 8 weeks, whereas the placebo group received normal saline. Then, the Menopause Rating Scale, and Fatigue Severity Scale, and Visual Analog Scale were administered, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease were assessed.



RESULTS: The Menopause Rating Scale total baseline score was not different between the two groups; however, the score of the HPE group decreased significantly at 8 weeks compared with that of the placebo group (P = 0.033). Fatigue Severity Scale and Visual Analog Scale scores of the placebo group did not change, whereas the scores of the HPE group decreased significantly during the study period (Fatigue Severity Scale, P = 0.002; Visual Analog Scale, P = 0.001). The baseline 17beta-estradiol level was not significantly different between the two groups, but the 17beta-estradiol level of the HPE group was significantly increased at 8 weeks compared with that of the placebo group (P = 0.031). No changes in risk factors for cardiovascular disease were observed in either group.



CONCLUSIONS: Menopausal symptoms and fatigue in middle-aged Korean women improved after 8 weeks of HPE treatment, whereas risk factors for cardiovascular disease did not change during the study period.
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DOI
10.1097/gme.0b013e3181405b74
PMID
18090035
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Journal Papers > School of Medicine / Graduate School of Medicine > Radiology
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Journal Papers > School of Medicine / Graduate School of Medicine > Family Practice & Community Health
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박, 샛별  |  이, 순영  |  이, 은주
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