Question

Millions of women suffer from mood swings and hot flashes associated with menopause and other causes of estrogen depletion… Lipov is treating menopausal women by using an injection which he believes can reset the brain’s thermometer to reduce or eliminate hot flashes… Lipov is the first and only doctor in the U.S> to target hot flashes. To make the procedure more safe, he first injects a dye into the targeted area. Complications, like seizures, are rare and so far Lipov’s patients have had no problems. The hot flash relief lasts from weeks to months, Lipov said, and almost all of the 22 women he’s used the technique on have gotten some benefit. a.) What is the design of this study?

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