Climacteric syndrome, so-called symptoms before and after menopause in TCM, encompasses a series of symptoms due to disorder of endocrine and autonomic nerve caused by declination of ovary function during perimenopausal period. In western medicine, the major treatment is hormone replacement therapy. However, different opinions exist on estrogen application and its safety, which shows more contraindications and adverse reactions combined. From 2004, the author has applied abdominal acupuncture on 40 cases of climacteric syndrome. Here comes the report：
