Menopausal Symptoms Probiotic Study

Inclusion Criteria: * Perimenopausal or post-menopausal women with spontaneous menopause and amenorrhoea for less than 2 years * Self reported menopausal symptoms (5 or more hot flashes/night sweats per day or 35 or more per week recorded daily for 14 consecutive days) * BMI between 18.5 and 34.9 kg/m2 * Menopause rating score II (MRS-II) total score of 9 or more at baseline visit * Willing to sign Informed Consent Form * Willing to not make relevant changes to their current dietary or lifestyle habits during study * Able to follow study procedures * If perimenopausal, agrees to use an accepted method of contraception for duration of study. Exclusion Criteria: * History of hysterectomy, oophorectomy, endometrial hyperplasia, uterine or endometrial cancer, breast cancer, or cancers associated with sex hormones * Use of hormonal replacement therapy, hormone analogues, or oral contraceptives within 3 months prior to the start of the study * Intake of herbal or food supplements with known effects on menopause symptoms within 1 month prior to the start of the study. Examples of prohibited substances are black cohosh, melatonin, ginseng, chasteberry, phytoestrogens (e.g., hop \[Humulus lupulus L.\], soy isoflavones, red clover) within 1 month prior to the start of the study * Use of any food supplement containing probiotics or postbiotics or regular consumption (\>3 days/week) of foods containing probiotics (including yogurt with added probiotics or bifidus effect) within 1 mont…