title: [Clinical study on relationship between memory quotient, estrogen and Chinese nourishing kidney herbs in perimenopausal women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the memory quotient and hormone level in women with perimenopausal syndrome and healthy women in perimenopausal period, and the effect of estrogen and Chinese nourishing Kidney herbs (CNKH) on memory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six women of perimenopausal syndrome were treated with estrogen (n = 24) and CNKH (n = 32) respectively. The changes of memory and estrogen level before and after treatment were determined and compared with those in healthy women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The memory quotient (MQ) and estrogen level increased and follicule-stimulating hormone (FSH) level decreased significantly after treatment in both groups (P < 0.01), these parameters approached to those in healthy women. The difference of therapeutic effect between the two treated group was insignificant (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The decrease of memory is related to the lowering of estrogen level, CNKH could improve the brain function and enhance memory.
authors.affiliation: Obstetric and Gynecological Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011.
authors.forename: Su-yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Mei-juan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000097:blood; D017697:Premenopause / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone