Open AccessA systematic review of the efficacy comparison of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea
Author(s) -
Jing Lin,
Wenyan Liao,
Qiaoming Mo,
Yang Peng,
Xiaohong Chen,
Xiongjiang Wang,
Xian Huang,
Dongming Lu,
Mingchen Ma,
Fengshi He,
Pingting Wu,
Kunyin Li,
Wantao Liang,
Hongliang Tang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-1734
Subject(s) - medicine , acupuncture , menstruation , traditional chinese medicine , randomized controlled trial , alternative medicine , clinical efficacy , physical therapy , meta analysis , medline , traditional medicine , clinical trial , pathology , political science , law
Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common symptoms in gynecology. It refers to people who experience lower abdominal pain, swelling, backache, or another discomfort before and after menstruation or during menstruation, which seriously affects the quality of life and work. Clinically, there are many methods to treat primary dysmenorrhea, among which acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are beneficial. This work aimed to test the efficacy of acupuncture and TCM in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea and hope to supply more reliable evidence for clinical treatment.
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