A Clinical Study on the Effect of Dysmenorrhea Clinic for Female College Students

Hyeon-Ju Kim, Youngjoo Sohn, Yong-Hyun Lee
In: The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2012 · vol. 25(2) , pp. 142–153 · doi:10.15204/jkobgy.2012.25.2.142 · W2247612214
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This study found that Korean medicine treatments, including herbs, acupuncture, and moxibustion, significantly reduced dysmenorrhea severity in female college students who were excluded from having organic diseases such as endometriosis.

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This clinical study evaluated the efficacy of Korean medicine treatments, including herbal remedies, acupuncture, and moxibustion, for managing dysmenorrhea in female college students. The researchers analyzed twenty-six patients who visited a university hospital between September and December 2011, excluding those with organic diseases such as endometriosis or uterine myoma. Results indicated a statistically significant reduction in pain severity scores measured by both Visual Analog Scale and Multidimensional Verbal Rating Scale after one cycle of treatment. Relevance to endometriosis: The paper explicitly excludes patients with endometriosis from its study population, focusing instead on primary dysmenorrhea in healthy students.

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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify the clinical effects of korean medicine treatment of dysmenorrhea patients. Methods: We studied twenty-six patients who visited Oriental Hospital of University from September 2011 to December 2011. Women with organic disease such as endometriosis, uterine myoma and pelvic inflammatory disease were excluded from this study. We treated them with herb, acupuncture and moxibustion for one menstrual cycle. The severity of dysmenorrhea was measured by VAS(Visual analog scale) and MVRS(Multidimensional Verbal Rating scale). Results: The meanStandard Error of mean(S.E) of VAS on after treatment was decreased significantly compared with that of before(p=0.00). The meanS.E of MVRS on after treatment was decreased significantly compared with that of before(p=0.00). Conclusions: This study shows that korean medicine treatment such as herb, acupuncture and moxibustion has remarkable effects on dysmenorrhea patients. Further study will be needed.
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Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify the clinical effects of korean medicine treatment of dysmenorrhea patients. Methods: We studied twenty-six patients who visited Oriental Hospital of ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ University from September 2011 to December 2011. Women with organic disease such as endometriosis, uterine myoma and pelvic inflammatory disease were excluded from this study. We treated them with herb, acupuncture and moxibustion for one menstrual cycle. The severity of dysmenorrhea was measured by VAS(Visual analog scale) and MVRS(Multidimensional Verbal Rating scale). Results: The mean${\pm}$Standard Error of mean(S.E) of VAS on after treatment was decreased significantly compared with that of before(p=0.00). The mean${\pm}$S.E of MVRS on after treatment was decreased significantly compared with that of before(p=0.00). Conclusions: This study shows that korean medicine treatment such as herb, acupuncture and moxibustion has remarkable effects on dysmenorrhea patients. Further study will be needed.

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