| 摘要 |
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.
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