ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture and or Moxibustion for Managing Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical nursing research · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of acupuncture for pain relief from renal colic: A meta-analysis and trial sequence analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Core Acupoint Prescription Patterns for Primary Dysmenorrhea: Data Mining and Network-Based Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Effects of Acupuncture on Uterine Hemodynamics and Early-Phase Pain Relief in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Traditional Chinese medicine treatment strategies for primary dysmenorrhea.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- International standard of Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques: clinical guidelines for dysmenorrhea (2022).Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2024Article
- Self-management of primary dysmenorrhea-related pain: cross-sectional study on non-pharmacological interventions.Pain management · 2024Article
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- Abnormal percent amplitude of fluctuation changes in patients with monocular blindness: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Analysis of Healthcare Utilization for Primary Dysmenorrhea in Korea: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2022Article
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAcupuncture and moxibustion have been accepted as treatment options for primary dysmenorrhea (PD). So far, several systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) have reported on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion in treating PD.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to critically summarize the evidence from relevant SRs and MAs reporting on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of PD. MATERIALS AND
methodsSeven electronic databases, including Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE, PubMed, SinoMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP), and Wanfang database, were systematically searched. SRs or MAs about acupuncture for PD published up to May 2019 were included in the analysis. More than two authors independently assessed the quality of the evidence by AMSTAR2, PRISMA, PRISMA-A, and GRADE approach.
resultsA total of 28 SRs and MAs, 281 original studies, reporting on 26,459 female patients were analyzed. The majority of the SRs were of moderate reporting quality and poor methodological quality. Moderate-quality evidence suggested that acupuncture and moxibustion were more effective compared to indomethacin or Fenbid in treating PD. Low-quality evidence suggested that, compared to NSAIDs, acupuncture and moxibustion could relieve pain with less adverse effects.
conclusionAcupuncture and moxibustion seem to be effective and safe approaches in treatment of PD; yet, the methodological quality of most of the studies and the quality of evidence were low. Thus, additional studies are required to further confirm these results.
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