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SynthesisRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2021

The Effect of Aromatherapy Alone or in Combination with Massage on Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Mona Najaf Najafi, Neshat Najaf Najafi, Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari, Somayeh Moeindarbary, Fatemeh Abdi, Zeinab Sadat Hoseini, Masumeh Ghazanfarpour

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Synthesis in Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Mona Najaf NajafiClinical Research Development Unit, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-2646-7720
Neshat Najaf NajafiClinical Research Development Unit, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8169-1197
Farzaneh Rashidi FakariDepartment of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7498-475X
Somayeh MoeindarbaryDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neonatal and Maternal Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5777-0853
Fatemeh AbdiSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8338-166X
Zeinab Sadat HoseiniFaculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5966-6075
Masumeh GhazanfarpourStudent Research Committee, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-4639-3711
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRIranshahr University · IRIslamic Azad University, Mashhad · IRKerman University of Medical Sciences · IRNorth Khorasan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of the present systematic review meta-analysis is

resultsThe findings of our meta-analysis, which contained 13 trials (15 data), showed that dysmenorrhea decreased significantly in the group receiving aromatherapy with herbal compared with the control group (standardized mean difference [SMD] = -0.795; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.922 to- 0.667; 17 trials O < 0.001); heterogeneity; I2 = 19.47%;

conclusionAromatherapy with herbal medicine decreased dysmenorrhea. This treatment was particularly effective when aroma oil was combined with massage or when a mixture of aroma oil was used for the treatment of dysmenorrhea.

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AromatherapyDysmenorrheaFemaleHumansMassage

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