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What Does Acupuncture Have To Do
With Menopause?
 According to experts at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center,
acupuncture managed to significantly reduce hot flashes and
maintain results for 6 months after the treatment . Supported by
the National Institutes of Health, the survey aimed to analyze the
various response to the technique. It involved over 200 women
aged between 45 and 60 years old who were experiencing at least
four hot flashes every 24 hours. Here, it is important to note that
even though such an episode has a short ‘lifespan’ – lasting for
around 5 minutes, many women can have as many as 20 every day,
equating to almost two hours.
 After the first half of the year, the women who had acupuncture
reported a decrease in hot flashes frequency by almost 37%,
compared to the post-study period. Following a period of another 6
months after the treatment stopped, the women involved in the
study showed the benefits persisted, with hot flashes episodes still
decreased at 29%.