CORTISOL LEVELS ON MENOPAUSAL VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS-AN ANCILLARY STUDY

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 这是一项辅助研究，旨在收集方案16997（SPID 0094）中入组的45例受试者的数据。本项目的目的是通过比较有症状的绝经期妇女的尿皮质醇和ACTH皮质醇刺激试验，确定哪种方法最适合了解肾上腺皮质应激和绝经期症状之间的关系。它还将评估传统针灸（TA），替代针灸（AA）和等待控制（WC）对ACTH通路的影响，通过测量基线（进入）和退出时的ACTH皮质醇刺激和尿皮质醇。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. This is an ancillary study to collect data from the 45 subjects enrolled in Protocol 16997(SPID 0094). The purpose of this project is to determine which method is best for understanding the relationship between adrenocortical stress and menopausal symptoms by comparing urine cortisol and ACTH cortisol stimulation testing for symptomatic menopausal women. It will also assess the impact of traditional acupuncture (TA), alternative acupuncture (AA), and waiting control (WC) on the ACTH pathway by measuring ACTH cortisol stimulation and urine cortisol at baseline (entry) and at exit.