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                                            NHI on the use of Hypnosis to treat postmenopausal hot flashes.
Hypnosis significantly improved various measures of hot flashes in a group of postmenopausal women, according to the results of a recent study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23096250
Researchers from Baylor University, Indiana University, and The University of Texas at Austin, concluded that although the mechanism of how clinical hypnosis works is unknown, clinical hypnosis resulted in significant reductions in both subjective self-reported and objectively measured hot flashes and hot flash scores, compared with controls, in postmenopausal women. Women in both groups expressed satisfaction with treatment, but women who practiced hypnosis had significantly greater levels of satisfaction. No adverse effects were reported, except mild skin irritation for some women from the adhesive used with the monitoring device.                                        
                                    
                                                                        
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