Table 2.

Options for Complementary and Integrative Therapies Women Could Indicate They Had Ever Used to Treat Their Menopausal Symptoms

MHT	Integrative therapies	Non-MHT	Diet, vitamin, herbal supplements	Mental health therapies
Pills containing estrogen such as Cenestin, Estrace, Estratab, Femtrace, Ogen, Permarin, estrogen-bazedoxifene, or Duavee.	Homeopathic Medicine	Clonidine (Catapres)	Added foods to diet	Behavioral medicine
	Native American Medicine, Shamanism or other tribal medicine	Citalopram (Celexa)	Removed foods from diet	Biofeedback
		Escitalopram (Lexapro)	Intentionally lost weight	Relaxation techniques
	Naturopathic Medicine	Fluoxetine (Prozac)	Increased soy content of diet	Counseling/psychotherapy
Pills containing estrogen and progestin such as Activella, FemHrt, and Prempro	Ayurveda (Traditional Indian Medicine)	Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva)	Vitamins	Mindfulness program
		Sertraline (Zoloft)	Herbal supplements	Group therapy
	Traditional Chinese Medicine	Vilazodone (Viibryd)	Black Cohosh	Hypnotherapy
A patch containing estrogen such as Alora, Climara, Estraderm, or Vivelle-Dot.	Electromagnetic/Magnet Application	Gabapentin (Neurontin)	Red Clover
	Acupuncture	Other	Ginseng
	Chiropractic Therapy		Flavonoids or isoflavones
A patch containing both estrogen and progestin such as Climara Pro Combipatch.	Environmental medicine		Menopause support supplement (Amberen, Estroven, Staying Cool, Dr. Tobias, or similar)
	Art Therapy
	Music Therapy
A cream or spray containing estrogen such as Estroge, Divigel, Estrasorb, or Evamist	Hypnotherapy		Evening Primrose
	Other		Phytoestrogen (a plant-based estrogen supplement)
Phytoestrogen (a plant based estrogen supplement)			Other
Oral contraceptives

Mind–body therapies		Exercise	Energy therapies	Spiritual practices
Massage	Rolfing	Walking	Tai Chi	Prayer and Spiritual Direction
Physical therapy	Structural integration	Running/Jogging	Chi (Qi) Gong	Meditation
Breathing exercises	Kinetic body therapy	Swimming	Reiki	Mindfulness-based stress reduction or other mindfulness program
Yoga	Alexander technique	Water aerobics	Healing Touch
Meditation	Feldenkrais method	Biking	Micro current
Mindfulness	Hanna Somatic technique	Group fitness classes	Electromagnetic application	Attending spiritually oriented group gatherings such as group meditation, church, temple, or a mosque
Hypnotherapy	Acupuncture	Strength training exercise	Acupuncture
Guided imagery	Acupressure	Yoga	Other
Myofascial release	Other body movement therapy	Pilates		Other
Trigger point therapy		Team sports (tennis, soccer, etc…)
		Other