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Pine bark reduces
perimenopausal symptoms
August 29, 2007 - A study to be
published in an upcoming edition of the Scandinavian Journal of Obstetrics
and Gynaecology reveals that Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), pine bark
extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces "climacteric symptoms"
such as hot flashes, depression, panic attacks, cholesterol and other
common symptoms associated with women entering menopause transition. The
results suggest Pycnogenol® may serve as an alternative treatment to
estrogen replacement therapy, which is the most common remedy of
pre-menopause ("perimenopausal") symptoms.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
perimenopause is the natural part of aging that signals the ending of a
woman's reproductive years. It marks the time when a woman's body begins
its move into menopause and can last anywhere from two to eight years.
"Pycnogenol® was chosen for this study due to previous research revealing
health benefits associated with cognitive function, skin elasticity,
nitric oxide stimulation, free radical scavenging and the broadening of
antioxidant activity," said Dr. Peter Rohdewald, Institute of
Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Germany's University of Munster and a lead
researcher of this study. "Achieving these health benefits is key to
treating perimenopausal symptoms naturally."
The randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study was conducted at
Ham-Ming Hospital in Taiwan with 155 perimenopausal women. Each day,
patients either received 200 mg Pycnogenol® or placebo, and recorded their
symptoms using the Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ). The WHQ consisted
of the following: somatic symptoms, depressed mood, vasomotoric symptoms,
memory/concentration, attractiveness, anxiety, sexual behavior, sleep
problems and menstrual symptoms.
Additionally, patients visited the clinic at one, three and six months
following start of treatment. At each visit, BMI, blood pressure, lipid
profile and total antioxidant status were recorded.
After six months, LDL (bad) cholesterol dropped by 10 percent with
Pycnogenol® treatment compared to placebo. Patients who supplemented with
Pycnogenol® also had increased antioxidant levels compared to the placebo
group. During treatment, rapid improvement of symptoms was reported from
the Pycnogenol® group after one month. All symptoms of the WHQ improved
significantly compared to the start of treatment, and patients did not
report unwanted side effects. In the placebo group, no significant changes
of symptoms were recorded.
"There is a shift away from the use of hormone replacement therapy due to
side effects and in its absence women are searching for safe and natural
options to help manage their symptoms. This study investigating
Pycnogenol® as a potential natural alternative is very encouraging in view
of the safety of Pycnogenol® as it does not bear any hormone-like
activities at all," said Dr. Rohdewald.
Numerous other published studies reveal Pycnogenol's® effectiveness for
women's health, such as relieving menstrual pain and endometriosis, and it
is patent-protected for this application. Additional studies reveal
Pycnogenol® is a natural anti-inflammatory, which provides the basis for
the rationale to use Pycnogenol® to naturally moderate inflammatory pain
sensation involved in menstruation.
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