Dysmenorrhea
Conditions
Interventions
combined oral contraceptive pill (COC):The assigned treatment regimen were 28 tablet pills per cycle containing 21 tablets of monophasic hormone (ethinyl estradiol (E2) 20 micrograms and desogestrel 1
acupuncture (ACU) group:The same standard protocol was used for every participants in the group consist of the six needling points per session that are Qi Hai, Zhongji and bilateral SanYinJiao and DiJ
acupuncture group (continue):The six sterile acupuncture needles “ShunHe” size 0.25x40 mm length 32x1.5 inches were pointed directly at each site with the depth of 1.0-1.5 chun without any stimulation
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine Research Fund, Chiang Mai University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Dysmenorrhea history in at least the past three months; - Equal or more than grade 2 of verbal multidimentional scoring system for assessment of dysmenorrhea, which included three aspects: working ability, systemic symptoms and analgesic use; - Numeric rating scale of pain score equal or more than 5; - History of analgesic use.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Having contraindication for combine oral contraceptive use + Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, or a history thereof cerebrovascular accident (stroke), coronary artery or ischemic heart disease; + Structural heart disease, complicated by pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, or history of subacute bacterial endocarditis; + Diabetes with nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, or other vascular disease; diabetes of more than 20 years duration; + Breast cancer; + Liver problems: benign hepatic adenoma or liver cancer, or history thereof; active viral hepatitis; severe cirrhosis; + Headaches (including migraine) with focal neurologic symptoms; + Major surgery with prolonged immobilization, or any surgery; + Patient older than 35 years and currently heavy smoker (20+/day); + Hypertension (160+/100+ mg Hg) or with vascular disease; + Pregnancy. - Having underlying gynecologic conditions associated with dysmenorrhea such as myoma uteri, endometrioma, ovarian tumor ruled out by transabdominal ultrasonography by a gynecologist; - Having bleeding tendency; - Having chronic pain syndrome.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Respond-er (decreasing numeric rating sclae more than 33%);Numbering Rating Scale;severity of dysmenorrhea;number of analgesic use;the quality of life score;complication; | — |
Contacts
Public ContactINTIRA SRIPRASERT
Outcome results
None listed