Dietary supplements for dysmenorrhoea

Pattanittum, Porjai; Kunyanone, Naowarat; Brown, Julie; Sangkomkamhang, Ussanee S; Barnes, Joanne; Seyfoddin, Vahid; Marjoribanks, Jane

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002124.pub2

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“…Single randomized controlled trials showed the effect of vitamin supplements on the reduction of menstrual pain reduction [63,66,67], but a Cochrane meta-analysis on the effect of dietary supplements for primary dysmenorrhea lacked high quality evidence to support the effectiveness and safety of any dietary supplement for dysmenorrhea. Therefore, more research with higher methodological qualities are required [24].…”

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“…Moreover, case reports, letters to the editor, and review articles were excluded. Trial studies on dietary supplements and herbal drugs were excluded because of the presence of a recent published systematic review on this topic [24].…”

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“…Two Cochran systematic reviews investigated the efficacy of dietary supplements including vitamin and herbal drugs on dysmenorrheal pain relief. They found that primary studies had low quality evidence to support the effectiveness of any dietary supplement for dysmenorrhea, and there was a lack of evidence of their safety [24,25].…”

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Nutrition as a Potential Factor of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

Bajalan

Alimoradi

Moafi

2019

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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Background: The incidence and severity of primary dysmenorrhea are influenced by various factors. The aim of the present study was to review nutritional factors influencing primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: Academic databases including Web of Science, EMBASE, Scopus, and PubMed (including Medline) were searched using keywords of nutrition, diet, and primary dysmenorrhea. In this study, observational studies that were published in English from 1990 to April 2018, which focused on nutritional factors affecting primary dysmenorrhea, were selected. The evaluation of studies was performed using a modified STROBE checklist with 10 items. Results: Out of 5,814 retrieved studies, 38 articles met inclusion criteria and were included for final data synthesis. The increased consumption of fruits and vegetables as the sources of vitamins and minerals, as well as fish and milk and dairy products have positive associations with less menstrual pain. Inconsistent results were reported on the consumption of other nutritional groups. Studies showed negative associations of meal skipping and following diet to lose weight with severity of dysmenorrhea. Conclusion: A few studies showed inconclusive findings due to methodological heterogeneities for assessing nutritional habits and different methods of measuring dysmenorrhea pain. Therefore, further analysis and future interventional studies with stronger methodologies are required.

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Nutrition as a Potential Factor of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

Bajalan

Alimoradi

Moafi

2019

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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“…Hence, many patients with PD turn to alternative therapies, such as acupuncture, moxibustion, or herbal medicine [9]. …”

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Differences in the Tongue Features of Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients and Controls over a Normal Menstrual Cycle

Kim

Lee

Kim

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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Background The aims of this study were to investigate the relationships between tongue features and the existence of menstrual pain and to provide basic information regarding the changes in tongue features during a menstrual cycle. Methods This study was conducted at the Kyung Hee University Medical Center. Forty-eight eligible participants aged 20 to 29 years were enrolled and assigned to two groups according to their visual analogue scale (VAS) scores. Group A included 24 females suffering from primary dysmenorrhea (PD) caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome with VAS ≥ 4. In contrast, Group B included 24 females with few premenstrual symptoms and VAS < 4. All participants completed four visits (menses-follicular-luteal-menses phases), and the tongue images were taken by using a computerized tongue image analysis system (CTIS). Results The results revealed that the tongue coating color value and the tongue coating thickness in the PD group during the menstrual phase were significantly lower than those of the control group (P = 0.031 and P = 0.029, resp.). Conclusions These results suggest that the tongue features obtained from the CTIS may serve as a supplementary means for the differentiation of syndromes and the evaluation of therapeutic effect and prognosis in PD. Trial Registration This trial was registered with Clinical Research Information Service, registration number KCT0001604, registered on 27 August 2015.

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“…15 Highdose vitamin D supple mentation has shown some promise in a randomised controlled trial and could be tried alongside other approaches. 16 The evi dence on spine manipulation and herbal medicine remains inconclusive due to poorquality data and therefore these treat ments cannot be recommended.…”

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