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ReviewIntegrative medicine research2023

Acupuncture for endometriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nora Giese, Ki Kyung Kwon, Mike Armour

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Review in Integrative medicine research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Management of bowel dysfunction after pelvic surgery for endometriosis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nora GiesePraxis für Chinesische Medizin, Bonn, Germany.
Ki Kyung KwonNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia.
Mike ArmourNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Current endometriosis treatments do not always provide symptom relief, with many using complementary approaches. This study examined the effectiveness of acupuncture on pain and quality of life in people with endometriosis. Methods: Searches were conducted on Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) and Embase (Ovid), Epistemonikos, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL; EBSCOhost) on 20 March 2023. Trials were included if they used penetrating acupuncture. Risk of bias was assessed with Cochrane RoB2 and GRADE for overall evidence certainty. Random-effects meta-analyses were undertaken, using Hedges' g or mean difference (MD) both with 95 % confidence intervals (CI). Results: Six studies involving a total of 331 participants were included. Evidence for benefit was found for acupuncture compared to non-specific acupuncture on overall pelvic pain ( Conclusion: Acupuncture treatment for endometriosis demonstrated clinically relevant improvements in pelvic pain and should be considered as a potential treatment intervention. Study registration: PROSPERO ID: CRD42023408700.

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Abdominal painAcupunctureEndometriosisQuality of life

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PMID38033648
PMCPMC10682677

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