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US 2004/0175438 A1Published application
Methods for alleviating symptoms associated with menopause using sensory regimen
OwnerBenjamin Wiegand, Kathryn Deaninventors
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The invention relates to a method for alleviating on or more of the symptoms associated with menopause in a woman in the peri-menopause or menopause stage, said method comprising the step of administering a sensory regimen in an amount effective to downregulate the activity of the HPA axis of said woman; wherein said HPA axis comprises: a) levels of adrenocortical hormone present as a function of time in said woman; b) a total daily amount of adrenocortical hormone; c) an integrative measure of morning peak adrenocortical hormone; and d) an onset of sleep threshold; wherein said sensory regimen is selected from the group consisting of auditory stimuli, visual stimuli, tactile stimuli, gustatory stimuli, olfactory stimuli, and combinations thereof.
A method for alleviating one or more of the symptoms associated with menopause in a woman in the peri-menopause or menopause stage, said method comprising the step of administering a sensory regimen in an amount effective to downregulate the activity of the HPA axis of said woman;
The method according to claim 9, wherein said sensory regimen further comprises the step of practicing relaxed breathing techniques.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the sensory regimen further includes visual stimuli comprising soft lighting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.