Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause : An Evidence Map.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women seeking nonhormonal interventions for vulvovaginal, urinary, and sexual symptoms associated with genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) may seek out complementary and alternative medicine or therapies (CAMs).

Purpose

To summarize published evidence of CAMs for GSM.

Data sources

Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL from inception through 11 December 2023.

Study selection

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) 8 weeks or more in duration that evaluated the effectiveness or harms of CAMs for postmenopausal women with GSM and reported 1 or more outcomes of interest, with sample sizes of 20 or more participants randomly assigned per group.

Data extraction

Data were abstracted by 1 reviewer and verified by a second.

Data synthesis

An eviden

SUBMITTER: Ullman KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12270004 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature