Shatavari and menopause symptoms
What 4 graded rows on shatavari agree on for menopause symptoms, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Shatavari and menopause symptoms
4 rows · 328 peopleThey agree: all 4 rows found an improvement.
- BGrade B× 4
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What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade B, is a randomized trial of 125 people (2025) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 60 to 125 people, published from 2024 to 2026: 4 single studies.
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4 improved- BGrade BMenopause Rating Scale · Improved
RCT · n 125 · 2025 · Women aged 45–65 with menopausal symptoms in India
300 mg/day · 8 weeks
At 8 weeks, total symptom scores improved more with shatavari than placebo (p < 0.0001); the abstract reports a further gain with shatavari plus ashwagandha, but the full-text table shows the same week-8 total change for both active arms. Quality-of-life scores did not differ between groups.
- BGrade BPerimenopause symptom and stress scores · Improved
RCT · n 73 · 2025 · Women with perimenopausal symptoms in India
300 mg/day · 8 weeks
Menopause Rating Scale, stress and hot-flash scores improved more than with placebo; estradiol, FSH and T3 rose; liver and kidney tests were unchanged.
- BGrade BMenopause symptoms and quality of life · Improved
RCT · n 70 · 2024 · Women with menopausal symptoms in India
500 mg/day (250 mg twice daily) · 8 weeks
Hot flashes, night sweats, sleep, anxiety, vaginal dryness and libido improved more than with placebo; no significant adverse events.
- BGrade BMenopause-specific quality of life and hormones · Improved
RCT · n 60 · 2026 · Pre-, peri- and postmenopausal women (mean age 50)
100 mg/day · 8 weeks
MENQOL scores fell 42.8% more than with placebo, across vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual domains; estradiol rose (+36% vs −2%) and FSH fell (−38% vs +13%). Liver tests and blood chemistry stayed normal.