Mike Armour

No ORCID on file · 140 papers in corpus · active 2016-2026

Study types

  • article 63
  • preprint 31
  • other 20
  • review 7
  • dataset 2

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 118
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 37
  • dysmenorrhea 23
  • dyspareunia 9
  • infertility 7
  • adenomyosis 2
  • bowel_endometriosis 2
  • thoracic_endometriosis 1
  • endometrioma 1
  • die_deep_infiltrating 1
2019
U.K. Support Network for Maternity Acupuncture: Survey of Acupuncturists on the Acupuncture (for Conception to) Childbirth Team.
Medical acupuncture ·doi:10.1089/acu.2019.1386

Objective: In the United Kingdom, a professional acupuncture network, the Acupuncture (for Conception to) Childbirth Team (ACT), provides education and support for practitioners using maternity acupuncture. However, the nature of treatments…

review 2019
When to Do Surgery and When Not to Do Surgery for Endometriosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2019.10.014

ObjectiveWe performed a systematic review and meta-analysis with the aim to answer whether operative laparoscopy is an effective treatment in a woman with demonstrated endometriosis compared with alternative treatments. Moreover, we aimed t…

2018
Acupuncture and acupressure for premenstrual syndrome.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd005290.pub2

BackgroundAcupuncture has a history of traditional use in China for women's health conditions including premenstrual syndrome (PMS), but its effectiveness for this condition remains unclear. This review examined the available evidence suppo…

preprint 2018
Adenomyosis causes pain, heavy periods and infertility but you’ve probably never heard of it
·doi:10.64628/aa.33553d75s
preprint 2018
I have painful periods, could it be endometriosis?
·doi:10.64628/aa.kemt9n4t4
article 2017
Additional file 1: of Manual acupuncture plus usual care versus usual care alone in the treatment of endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study
·doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5181964

Treatment of endometriosis related chronic pelvic pain: study protocol v3. (DOCX 74 kb)

article 2017
Additional file 1: of Manual acupuncture plus usual care versus usual care alone in the treatment of endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study
·doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5181964.v1

Treatment of endometriosis related chronic pelvic pain: study protocol v3. (DOCX 74 kb)

article 2017
Additional file 2: of Manual acupuncture plus usual care versus usual care alone in the treatment of endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study
·doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5181970

SPIRIT 2013 Checklist: recommended items to address in a clinical trial protocol and related documents. (DOC 120 kb)

article 2017
Additional file 2: of Manual acupuncture plus usual care versus usual care alone in the treatment of endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study
·doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5181970.v1

SPIRIT 2013 Checklist: recommended items to address in a clinical trial protocol and related documents. (DOC 120 kb)

article 2017
Eyes-Open Resting EEG of Women with Endometriosis Versus Age-Matched Controls
·doi:10.3389/conf.fnhum.2017.224.00040
article 2017
Manual acupuncture plus usual care versus usual care alone in the treatment of endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study
Pilot and feasibility studies ·doi:10.1186/s40814-017-0152-9

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the most common cause of chronic pelvic pain worldwide. Non-surgical treatments are effective for only 30-50% of women and have a significant side effect burden that leads to high discontinuation rates. Surgery …

preprint 2017
Pregnancy doesn’t ‘cure’ endometriosis, so where does this advice come from?
·doi:10.64628/aa.dpxkt7gcf
2017
The role of treatment timing and mode of stimulation in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with acupuncture: An exploratory randomised controlled trial.
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180177

ObjectivesWe examined the effect of changing treatment timing and the use of manual, electro acupuncture on the symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea.MethodsA randomised controlled trial was performed with four arms, low frequency manual acupunc…

2016
Acupuncture for dysmenorrhoea.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007854.pub3

BackgroundPrimary dysmenorrhoea is the most common form of period pain and affects up to three-quarters of women at some stage of their reproductive life. Primary dysmenorrhoea is pain in the absence of any organic cause and is characterise…

2016
More Than Needles: The Importance of Explanations and Self-Care Advice in Treating Primary Dysmenorrhea with Acupuncture.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM ·doi:10.1155/2016/3467067

Background. Primary dysmenorrhea is a common gynaecological condition. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) acupuncturists commonly treat primary dysmenorrhea and dispense specific self-care advice for this condition. The impact of self-care …