Exclusion criteria:
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(1) Belong to non-natural menopause transition due to premature ovarian failure, medication intake, or surgery (e.g., oophorectomy);
(2) Are pregnant or currently lactating;
(3) Depression or insomnia is caused by systemic diseases (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease, surgery, etc.);
(4) Are diagnosed as severe depressive episode according to ICD-10 and/or have ideas or acts of suicide;
(5) Had a depressive disorder diagnosis prior to perimenopausal phase;
(6) Comorbid with other psychiatric and mental disorders, other depression-related disorder, or sleep-related disorders diagnosed by DSM-V and ICD-10 in addition to depression and insomnia;
(7) Take medications (e.g., antidepressant, hypnotic, other psychotropic substances, Chinese herbal medicine, etc.) and/or health care products (e.g., melatonin, black cohosh, etc.), or receive other therapies (e.g., CBT, Mindfulness-Based Exercise, etc.) that are intended to treat depression and insomnia within the last one month prior to the commencement of this trial;
(8) Receive hormones therapy within the last two months prior to the commencement of this trial;
(9) Had acupuncture treatment experience in the past 3 months;
(10) Have an infection close to the position of the specified acupoints;
(11) Have any serious physical illness (such as serious cardiovascular, lung, liver, and kidney diseases, etc.);
(12) With alcohol or drug abuse/addiction;
(13) Have participated in any clinical trial in the last three months;
(14) With other conditions which makes them an unsuitable candidate for this trial.
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