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Acupuncture can reduce the severity of hot flushes.
01 September 2006

A team from California studied women with more than 7 hot flushes per day. They were allocated to receive active acupuncture or a placebo version, for 9 sessions over 7 weeks. Those who were given active acupuncture had a greater reduction in hot flushes. There was a significant reduction in night time flushes and a non significant reduction in daytime flushes. This study backs up some earlier work but more studies are needed to be sure of the effects. 

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