TY - JOUR
T1 - Acupuncture for pain in endometriosis (Review)
AU - Zhu, Xiaoshu
AU - Hamilton, Kindreth D.
AU - McNicol, Ewan D.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that causes chronic pelvic pain, most notably painful menstruation, as the most common complaint. Acupuncture is frequently used to treat both pain and various gynaecological conditions. This review examined the effectiveness of acupuncture for reducing pain in endometriosis; however only one study met our inclusion criteria. The data from the included study, involving 67 women, indicated that ear acupuncture is more effective compared to Chinese herbal medicine for reducing menstrual pain. The study did not report whether participants suffered any side effects from their treatments. Larger, well-designed studies comparing acupuncture with conventional therapies are necessary to confirm these results.
AB - Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease that causes chronic pelvic pain, most notably painful menstruation, as the most common complaint. Acupuncture is frequently used to treat both pain and various gynaecological conditions. This review examined the effectiveness of acupuncture for reducing pain in endometriosis; however only one study met our inclusion criteria. The data from the included study, involving 67 women, indicated that ear acupuncture is more effective compared to Chinese herbal medicine for reducing menstrual pain. The study did not report whether participants suffered any side effects from their treatments. Larger, well-designed studies comparing acupuncture with conventional therapies are necessary to confirm these results.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/564201
U2 - 10.1002/14651858.CD007864.pub2
DO - 10.1002/14651858.CD007864.pub2
M3 - Article
SN - 1361-6137
VL - 9
JO - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
JF - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
M1 - CD007864
ER -