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Study aim
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of twelve weeks of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and Aphrodite supplement on level of some neural factors related to mental and psychological disorders of postmenopausal women
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Design
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200 married postmenopausal women are divided into four groups. The first group, the control group, the second group, the program of aerobic exercises, walking and light jogging with moderate intensity of 65-70% heart rate on the treadmill for twelve weeks, the third group, twelve weeks of aerobic exercise plus two doses per day of Aphrodite supplement, and the fourth group only two doses per day of the supplement. Aphrodite
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Settings and conduct
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Study place: Mostaghni gym club. We will give a questionnaire to 200 married postmenopausal women between 55 and 60 years of age with six-month LMP and serum estradiol less than 35 picogram per deciliter with healthy physical condition. Each of them is tested and sampled and then they are divided into four groups and they benefit from supplements and aerobic exercise for 12 weeks and at the end, the testing is done again.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Two hundred menopausal women residing in Isfahan Province, who had mild depression according to the Hamilton Depression Questionnaire, people should not have certain chronic and systemic diseases (especially cardiovascular problems) and should not take any other drugs during the study period.
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Intervention groups
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Participants were divided into six groups: control, aerobic exercise, aphrodisiac supplementation, and aerobic exercise+ aphrodisiac supplementation, based on the inclusion criteria.
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Main outcome variables
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Superoxide dismutase (SOD); malondialdehyde (MDA);