Randomized Placebo Controlled Clinical Study of an Oral Product in Subjects With Menopausal Symptoms

A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Clinical Study to Examine the Clinical Benefits of an Oral Product in Subjects With Menopausal Symptoms Including Vasomotor Symptoms

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of a dietary supplement for symptom relief in subjects with menopausal symptoms over the course of five weeks of continuous daily use.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy Females aged 40 to 65 years,
• Self-reporting menopausal symptoms (> 5 hot flushes per day) and have been present for a minimum of previous 60 days prior to baseline visit.
• Reporting a variable cycle length of > 7 days different from normal
• BMI 20-40 kg/m2
• Able to read, understand, and complete the study questionnaire and records.
• Able to understand the study procedures.
• Able to comply with all study requirements.
• Written informed consent to participate in the study.
• Willingness to actively participate in the study and to come to the scheduled visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• Immune insufficiency
• Women of childbearing potential including those still having a menstrual cycle on a regular basis who are not perimenopausal, menopausal or post-menopausal.
• History of hysterectomy
• Women on hormone replacement therapy
• Use of systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressant drugs.
• Other diseases or medications that might directly interfere in the study or put the subject's health under risk.
• Employees of the institute
• Cardiovascular-, chronic liver-, thyroid or kidney diseases; a history of cancer; a disease or condition that could influence the participants' ability to follow the study protocol,
• Alcohol or drug abuse,
• Use of hormonal contraceptives within the last 3 months
• BP ≥160/110 mmHg
• Oophorectomy or amenorrhea > two years