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Background and Objective: Somatic and psychological altrations during menopause have negative impact on quality of life. This study was done to evaluate the effect of Aphrodit on somatic symptoms in postmenopausal women
Methods: In this clinical trial study 63 menopausal women were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. Subjects in interventional group were received Aphrodit capsule [40 mg of Tribulus terrestris fruits, 12.27 mg ginger, 33 mg saffron and 11 mg of cinnamon] for four weeks. Somatic symptoms of menopause [including hot flashes, night sweats and tachycardia] and sleep disorder and muscluskeletal disorder were evaluated using Menopause Rating Scale
Results: After intervention, the mean of hot flash score in interventional and control groups was 1.29 +/- 0.1 and 3.1 +/- 0.6 [P<0.05].The mean of sleep disorder score in interventional group and controls was 1.82 +/- 0.2 and 2.82 +/- 3.1 [P<0.05]. The mean of muscluskeletal disorder score in interventional group and controls was 1.03 +/- 0.1 and 2.81 +/- 1.2 [P<0.05].There was no difference in the heart problem score between interventional and control groups
Conclusion: Consumption of Aphrodit capsule reduces hot flash, sleep disorder and muscluskeletal disorder in postmenopausal women