Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2020 Feb;38:101073. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.101073. Epub 2019 Nov 16.
The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical practice of Korean medicine doctors (KMDs) for managing menopausal disorders.
We conducted a web-based questionnaire for KMDs to respond to recommendations across the three main KM domains: major symptoms of menopausal disorders, herbal prescriptions, and pattern identification.
We received responses from 227 doctors who have treated menopausal disorders. The major pattern identifications recommended by the doctors for the pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal phases, respectively, were depression of liver energy (59.5%), kidney yin deficiency (49.8%), and kidney yin deficiency (50.7%). The most frequent herbal remedies prescribed for the pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal phases were Jiawei shaoyao-san (58.1%), Jiawei shaoyao-san (48.5%), and Jiawei guipi-decoction (37.9%), respectively.
The results of our clinical practice survey provide information on KMDs' clinical experiences of using herbal medicines and their use of pattern identification to manage menopausal disorders.
本研究旨在调查韩国医学医生（KMD）管理更年期障碍的临床实践。
我们针对 KMD 进行了一项基于网络的问卷调查，以回应三个主要 KM 领域的建议：更年期障碍的主要症状、草药处方和模式识别。
我们收到了 227 名治疗更年期障碍的医生的回复。医生分别为绝经前、围绝经期和绝经后阶段推荐的主要模式识别是肝郁（59.5%）、肾阴虚（49.8%）和肾阴虚（50.7%）。为绝经前、围绝经期和绝经后阶段开的最常见的草药分别是加味逍遥散（58.1%）、加味逍遥散（48.5%）和加味归芪汤（37.9%）。
我们的临床实践调查结果提供了 KMD 使用草药治疗和使用模式识别管理更年期障碍的临床经验信息。
