Curative effect ofDan＆#39;e-Fukang soft extract for dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis

Objective To investigate the efficacy of Dan＆#39;e-Fukang soft extract for dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis.Methods A total of 88 patients with dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis were randomly recruited into a treatment group and a control group. The patients in the control group were treated with gestrinone, while the patients in the treatment group were treated withDan＆#39;e-Fukang soft extract. The therapeutic efficacy, improvement of dysmenorrhea and drug safety after the treatment were observed in both groups.Results The total effective rate of in the treatment group（95.45%, 42/44）, was apparently higher than that in the control group（81.82%, 36/44）（χ2=4.062,P〈0.05）. The dysmenorrhea improvement in the treatment group was better than that in the control group and also better than that before treatment in both groups（allP〈0.05）. The adverse reaction rate in the control group（22.73%,10/44） was higher than that in the treatment group（9.09%, 4/44）（χ2=5.906,P〈0.05）.ConclusionsDan＆#39;e-Fukang soft extract has a definite clinical efficacy for dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis, can ameliorate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Key words: Dan＆#39; e-Fukang; Soft extract; Endometriosis; Dysmenorrhea