Pinn G
Nambour General Hospital, Queensland.
Aust Fam Physician. 2001 Apr;30(4):351-4, 356.
This fifth article in the series looks at the long tradition of using herbal treatment for managing complications during pregnancy and with the menstrual cycle. Despite widespread use there has been surprisingly little research into the outcomes or the potential risks of using herbal therapies during pregnancy. Similarly phytoestrogens have become one of the fashionable areas of herbal treatment, although with remarkably little evidence of benefit. Studies have been carried out to assess their effectiveness in cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis but not their effect on irregularities of menstruation. Current herbal treatment in this area comes from traditional use, laboratory work and a lack of adequate clinical trials make it impossible to suggest which remedies may be of benefit.
本系列的第五篇文章探讨了使用草药疗法治疗孕期及月经周期并发症的悠久传统。尽管草药疗法被广泛使用，但令人惊讶的是，针对孕期使用草药疗法的效果或潜在风险的研究却很少。同样，植物雌激素已成为草药治疗的热门领域之一，尽管几乎没有证据表明其有益。已经开展了一些研究来评估它们在心血管疾病和骨质疏松症方面的有效性，但没有研究它们对月经不调的影响。该领域目前的草药疗法源自传统应用，由于缺乏充分的临床试验，无法表明哪些疗法可能有益。
