Use of hormone therapy decreased by 64 % between 19, but costs for therapies and medical prescriptions still amount to up to 296 Millionen Euro for the Statutory Health Insurance (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV)). Hormone therapy as one effective treatment option is recommended in Germany only for temporal use due to its potential health risks (increased risk for breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases, dementia). Main complaints are vasomotor and vaginal symptoms, accompanied by heart complaints, depressive episodes and sleep problems.
These menopausal symptoms are not life-threatening, but may reduce quality of life considerably. Climacteric disturbances) in two thirds of women.
ICD 10 HOT FLASHES CODE
The hormonal conversion, especially the lack of estrogens, leads to moderate or severe menop ausal symptoms (ICD-10 code N95. This period starts between age of 40 and 50 and is characterized by the reduction of estrogen levels (female hormones). Menopausal transition is a natural part of a woman’s life, describing the transition from the reproductive to the non-reproductive phase. Furthermore, the generalization of the present HTA is limited due to the inclusion of only postmenopausal women.Īcupuncture, alternative treatment method, change of life, climacteric disorders, climacteric/*, complementary therapies/*, complementary therapies/*adverse effects, complementary therapies/*economics, complementary therapies/*standards, complemtary medicine, cost effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, cure, diagnosis, EBM, effectiveness, efficacy, evidence-based medicine, female, Health Technology Assessment, hormone level, hormone preparation, hormone replacement therapy, hormones, hormonotherapy, hot flashes, HTA, HTA report, HTA-report, humans, influence, life quality, medical treatment, menopause, method of treatment, peer review, phytotherapy, plant extracts, postmenopausal woman, postmenopause/*, quality of life, randomised controlled study, randomised controlled trial, randomized controlled study, randomized controlled trial, randomized controlled trials as topic, RCT, relaxation technique, relaxation therapy, review, review literature, review literature as topic, symptom, systematic review, TA, technology assessment, technology assessment, biomedical, therapeutics, therapy, treatment, treatment method, treatment outcome, vasomotor symptom, women's health No final statement can be drawn regarding the effectiveness of altern ative treatment methods due to qualitative shortcomings of included studies and a general limited availability of studies in this field.
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