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| Title |
Black cohosh (<i>Cimicifuga</i> spp.) for menopausal symptoms
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd007244.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Matthew J Leach, Vivienne Moore |
| Abstract |
Menopause can be a distressing and disruptive time for many women, with many experiencing hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal atrophy and dryness. Postmenopausal women are also at increased risk of osteoporosis. Interventions that decrease the severity and frequency of these menopausal symptoms are likely to improve a woman's well-being and quality of life. Hormone therapy has been shown to be effective in controlling the symptoms of menopause; however, many potentially serious adverse effects have been associated with this treatment. Evidence from experimental studies suggests that black cohosh may be a biologically plausible alternative treatment for menopause; even so, findings from studies investigating the clinical effectiveness of black cohosh have, to date, been inconsistent. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 18% |
| Spain | 2 | 12% |
| Australia | 2 | 12% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 6% |
| Italy | 1 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Japan | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 76% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 18% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 406 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 399 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 65 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 48 | 12% |
| Researcher | 35 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 30 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 6% |
| Other | 66 | 16% |
| Unknown | 138 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 122 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 43 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 12 | 3% |
| Other | 47 | 12% |
| Unknown | 146 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 162. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 April 2024.
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#256,382
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#421
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#1,213
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#15
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Altmetric has tracked 25,748,735 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 99th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 13,136 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 35.7. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 96% of its peers.
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