Resumen

YANES CALDERON, Margeris; RIGOL RICARDO, Orlando; CHIO NARANJO, Ileana  y  PEREZ FELPETO, Rodolfo. La medicina natural y tradicional en el climaterio: auriculoterapia. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.5, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3038.

A literature review was made on the application of auriculotherapy for climaterium and menopause and was directed to comprehensive general physicians. It includes how to select auricular points in a traditional way and the various techniques to stimulate them as well as advantages and counterindications. In climateric patients, symptoms coming from the sphere of feelings prevail over vegetative or metabolic ones, therefore herb traditional medicine medicine, particularly Auriculotherapy represents a therapeutical option to improve their quality of life.

Palabras clave : ACUPUNCTURE [methods]; CLIMATERIC; MENOPAUSE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL.