Acupuncture good for period pain

Authors of a Korean systematic review have found promising evidence for the use of acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. Twenty-seven RCTs (data from nearly 3000 women) were included in their analysis, which showed that, compared with pharmacological treatment or herbal medicine, acupuncture was associated with a significant reduction in pain. Two RCTs that compared acupuncture wi ...

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