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Reports outline menopause study findings from University of California

Published in Nursing Home and Elder Business Week, June 15th, 2008

"While almost half of women use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) during their menopause, almost no literature explores why women choose CAM for menopausal symptoms. Clinician-patient conversations about CAM can be unsatisfactory, and exploration of women's choices may benefit communication," scientists in the United States report.

"The objective of this study was to describe women's choices to use CAM for menopausal health issues. This is a qualitative study utilizing semi-structured interviews. Convenience sample of 44 menopausal women ages 45 to 60 recruited in two primary care clinics. Both users and non-users of CAM were included. APPROACH: Transcripts...

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