Table 4.
Prevalence of use of any type and specific types of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM), by menopause symptom category
| Use of CAM | Vasomotor symptoms | Somatic symptoms | Psychological symptoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 348) | Yes (n = 739) | Yes (n = 716) | ||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Any type | 145 | 41.7 | 290 | 39.2 | 273 | 38.1 |
| Nutritional remedies | 69 | 19.8 | 138 | 18.7 | 132 | 18.4 |
| Herbal remedies | 69 | 19.8 | 127 | 17.2 | 118 | 16.5 |
| Psychological methods | 10 | 2.9 | 22 | 3.0 | 20 | 2.8 |
| Physical methods | 44 | 12.6 | 86 | 11.6 | 84 | 11.7 |
| Folk medicine | 15 | 4.3 | 35 | 4.7 | 34 | 4.8 |