Alternatives to HT versus placebo; Zaborowska et al. Linköping University PostprintEffects of acupuncture, applied relaxation, estrogens and placebo on hot flushes in postmenopausal womenan analysis of two prospective, parallel, randomised studies. Abstract:Objective To assess if transdermal or oral estrogens, acupuncture and applied relaxation decrease the number of menopausal hot flushes/24 h and improve climacteric symptoms, as assessed by the Kupperman index, more than transdermal placebo treatment.Setting An outpatient clinic at a Swedish university hospital. Conclusion Acupuncture and applied relaxation both reduced the number of hot flushes significantly better than placebo and should be further evaluated as alternatives to hormone therapy in women with menopausal vasomotor complaints. 3/17Alternatives to HT versus placebo; Zaborowska et al.