Study of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

• •Tumor metastases, undergoing chemoradiotherapy or planning surgery;
• •Pharmacological intervention for hot flashes with hot flash treatment drugs such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and/or anticonvulsants for at least 4 weeks prior to study initiation;
• •Patients receiving phytoestrogens, tibolone or analogs, verapril, or specific homeopathic medicines;
• •Started or changed adjuvant hormone therapy within the past week, or who planned to start or change adjuvant hormone therapy in the past 14 weeks, pregnant or breastfeeding patients;
• •Bleeding or coagulation disorders with obvious uncontrolled infection
• •Psychiatric illness or family history; neurological disorder or family history; seizure possibility or history of seizures.