ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019
Acupuncture for Premenstrual Syndrome at Different Intervention Time: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06981533 (Efficacy of Auricular Acupressure in Treating Premenstrual Syndrome in Female Undergraduate Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Auricular Acupressure in Treating Premenstrual Syndrome in Female Undergraduate Students
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy comparison of different external traditional Chinese medicine therapies as monotherapy or in combination for premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Integrative Management of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Depression and anxiety · 2026Review
- Management of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Scoping Review.International journal of women's health · 2022Article
- Multimodal Care for Headaches, Lumbopelvic Pain, and Dysmenorrhea in a Woman With Endometriosis: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2021Article
- Altered fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation in women with premenstrual syndrome via acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6).Annals of general psychiatry · 2021Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPremenstrual syndrome (PMS) is one of the most common gynecological conditions with no standard modern therapeutic schedule. Some studies have reported the effects of acupuncture in treating PMS, but the intervention time varies. This review evaluated the efficacy of acupuncture for patients with PMS and the appropriate time to initiate acupuncture therapy. The review has been registered on the "PROSPERO" website; the registration number is CRD42018109724.
methodsA comprehensive literature search was performed on 9 electronic databases from the time of inception to September 2018. RCTs studies on acupuncture for PMS compared with medication, sham acupuncture, or no treatment were included. Statistical analysis and investigation of heterogeneity source were carried out using RevMan5. 3.
resultsA total of 15 studies, comprising of 1103 cases, were included. Overall, acupuncture significantly increased the effective rate of PMS compared with medicine and sham acupuncture. Subgroup analyses showed no significant difference among different intervention time to start acupuncture treatment. Among the acupoints involved in the treatment of PMS, SP6, LR3, and RN4 were the most commonly used.
conclusionsThe current meta-analysis reveals that acupuncture leads to better effective rate, but the intervention time has no significant effect on the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for PMS. SP6, LR3, and RN4 are the most commonly used acupoints in treating PMS. However, large-scale, case-control studies with rigorous designs are required to provide more accurate evidence.
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