Table 5.

The effects of acupuncture use on menopausal symptoms

Purpose of the study	Type of study	Result	Source
The effect of acupuncture on body and ear on sleep quality in postmenopausal women	Randomized controlled clinical trial.[105]	Improve the quality of sleep.[105]	[105]
The effect of acupuncture on menopausal symptoms	Clinical Trial.[106] Randomized controlled clinical trial.[107] Meta-analysis study.[108]	Reduce menopausal symptoms.[106,107,108]	[106,107,108]
The effect of acupuncture ratio on alprazolam on sleep quality in postmenopausal women	Randomized Clinical Trial.[109]	The effect of alprazolam was more than that of acupuncture.[109]	[109]
The effect of acupuncture on menopausal vasomotor symptoms	Systematic review study.[110]	Reduce vasomotor symptoms.[110]	[110]
Comparison of the effect of manual and electrical acupuncture on menopause	Randomized Clinical Trial.[111] Randomized clinical trial, single-blind, and controlled.[112]	Significant decrease in depression and anxiety symptoms in both groups.[111,112]	[111,112]
The effect of acupuncture on symptoms of hot flashes and menopause in patients with breast cancer	Systematic review and meta-analysis.[99]	Reduce menopausal symptoms and no effect on hot flashes.[99]	[99]
The effect of acupuncture on the treatment of dry eye disease in postmenopausal women	Randomized clinical trial.[113]	Improve dry eye.[113]	[113]
The effect of laser acupuncture on postmenopausal metabolic syndrome	Randomized controlled clinical trial.[114]	Improve metabolic syndrome.[114]	[43][114]
Comparison of the effect of acupuncture and acetazolam on sleep quality in postmenopausal women	Randomized clinical trial.[115]	Acupuncture has better effect on menopausal insomnia than acetazolam.[115]	[115]
Comparison of the effect of acupuncture and diazepam on severity of irritability in postmenopausal women	Clinical trial.[116]	The effect of acupuncture on reducing irritability is more than diazepam (2.5 mg).[116]	[116]
The effect of acupuncture on hot flashes in postmenopausal women	Randomized clinical trial.[25]	Reduce hot flashes.[25]	[25]
The effect of acupuncture on hot flashes, menopausal complications, and sleep quality of postmenopausal women	Meta-analysis.[117]	Improves hot flashes, reduces menopausal symptoms, and enhances quality of life.[117]	[117]
The effect of acupuncture on mood and quality of sleep	Randomized, 2-group clinical study.[118]	Improves sleep quality and menopausal symptoms.[118]	[118]
The effect of acupuncture on vasomotor symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women	Randomized clinical trial.[119]	Reduce vasomotor symptoms and improve quality of life.[119]	[119]
The effect of acupuncture on hot flashes and quality of life in postmenopausal women	This study involved a multicenter, pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial with two parallel arms.[120]	Reduces hot flashes and enhances quality of life.[120]	[120]