عنوان مجله
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JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
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چکیده
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Introduction: Available treatments for hot flashes in patients with breast cancer are not always
tolerable or effective for all patients.
Methods: Patients diagnosed to have primary breast cancer were randomly allocated to receive
10 mg of escitalopram, placebo, or progressive muscle relaxation therapy. Patients were asked
to report the frequency and duration of hot flashes during day and night, at baseline and after
ten weeks of treatment, and completed the menopause rating scale.
Results: Eighty-two patients were randomly assigned to receive escitalopram (n ¼ 26), PMRT
(n ¼ 28), and placebo (n ¼ 28). PMRT and escitalopram could effectively decrease number and
duration of diurnal and nocturnal HFs in patients with breast cancer, with a better effect
observed from escitalopram. They could both decrease the total score of MRS.
Conclusion: Both escitalopram ad PMRT can reveal nocturnal and diurnal HFs in terms of frequency and duration in patients with breast cancer.
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