Traditional Chinese and Western medicine for missing periods
Treatments studied
Part of Hormones & metabolism, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether combining traditional Chinese medicine with Western hormone treatment can help women who have stopped having periods due to stress or lifestyle factors. The trial uses herbal medications along with hormone therapy to restore normal menstrual cycles.
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Who can take part
- You have stopped having periods (primary or secondary amenorrhea) caused by hypothalamus or pituitary stress, not by other medical problems
- Blood tests show normal or low FSH, LH below 5 IU/L, and estrogen below 50 pg/mL
- You have not taken relevant medications in the past 3 months
- You are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or within one year after giving birth
- You do not have serious liver, kidney, heart, lung, or psychiatric conditions
- You have not participated in another drug trial in the past month
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