Effects of ginger-partitioned moxibustion on the expression levels of PGF2α, E2, P, and mRNAs of PGF2αR and E2R in rats with primary dysmenorrhea due to cold-dampness stagnation

Efficacy of acupuncture-related therapy in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

“…After primary screening by reading the titles and abstracts, 581 articles were subjected to secondary screening. Finally, after reading the full text and eliminating those with inconsistent contents, 70 articles [ [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] , [52] , [53] , [54] , [55] , [56] , [57] , [58] , [59] , [60] , [61] , [62] , [63] , [64] , [65] , [66] , [67] , [68] , [69] , [70] , [71] , [72] , [73] , [74] , [75] , [76] , [77] , [78] , [79] , [80] , [81] , [82] , [83] , [84] , [85] , [86] , [87] , [88] , [89] , ...…”

“…Further, the intervention measures of the treatment group included 25 types of acupuncture therapy, whereas the control group included oral painkiller administration and four types of simple acupuncture therapy. The treatment course was mainly three menstrual cycles in 65 articles [ [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] , [52] , [53] , [54] , [55] , [56] , [57] , [58] , [59] , [60] , [61] , [62] , [63] , [64] , [65] , [66] , [67] , [68] , [69] , [70] , [71] , [72] , [73] , [74] , [75] , [76] , [77] , [78] , [79] , [80] , [81] , [82] , [83] , [84] , [85] , [86] , [87] , [88] ,…”

“…Thirty-seven articles [ [26] , [27] , [28] , 30 , [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] , [41] , 43 , 44 , 47 , 49 , 50 , 54 , [57] , [58] , [59] , [60] , [61] , [65] , [66] , [67] , [68] , [69] , [70] , [71] , 74 , 75 , 83 , 84 , 87 , 89 , 92 , 94 ] were randomly grouped using the random number table method. One article [ 63 ] was randomly grouped based on the serial number generated by SPSS, one article [ 85 ] was randomly grouped by simple dice rolling, and one article [ 68 ] was randomly grouped by drawing lots according to the medical case number; all these articles were categorized as low risk.…”