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Table 1 Eligibility Criteria

From: Study Protocol: effects of acupuncture on hot flushes in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women – a multicenter randomized clinical trial

Inclusion criteria

45–60 years old

Perimenopausal women (menstrual irregularity or amenorrhea of 3 – 11 months)

Postmenopausal women:

- 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea

- 6 months of spontaneous amenorrhea with serum FSH levels > 40 mIU/ml

- 6 weeks postsurgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy

- hysterectomy with at least one intact ovary

Average daily hot flash scores > 10 for one week prior to screening visit

Exclusion criteria

Poorly controlled hypertension

Diabetes mellitus needed to be controlled by insulin injection

History of past or current malignant tumor

Any type of thyroid dysfunction

Severe dyslipidemia

Other infectious diseases or systemic diseases inadequate for acupuncture treatment

Other serious medical conditions

Use of HRT, antidepressants, gabapentin, SSRI's, sedatives

Use of unidentified herb prescriptions or herbs the investigator considers to affect hot flushes

Over-the-counter drugs which contain black cohosh or human placenta.

Working at night