Is acupuncture in addition to conventional medicine effective as pain treatment for endometriosis?

Katharina Rubi-Klein, Elisabeth Kucera-Sliutz, Helmut Nissel, Michaela Bijak, Daniela Stockenhuber, Matthias Fink, E. Wolkenstein, Evemarie Wolkenstein
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2010 · vol. 153(1) , pp. 90–93 · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.06.023 · PMID:20728977 · W2029373860
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This paper investigated whether acupuncture, when added to conventional medical treatment, effectively reduced pain for women with endometriosis.

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endometriosischronic_pelvic_pain

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Acupuncture Therapy Endometriosis Pelvic Pain Adult Cross-Over Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Pelvic Pain Young Adult

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