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October 12, 2025Journal of Pain ResearchOpen Access

Long Term Effects of Acupuncture for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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XSXinyu ShenSLSixing LiuHCHe Chen

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Overview

Systematic review highlights acupuncture’s superior pain relief over no intervention and NSAIDs in primary dysmenorrhea.

Key Points

  • Acupuncture provided significant pain relief in primary dysmenorrhea patients at three menstrual cycles.
  • Meta-analysis indicated acupuncture outperformed no intervention and NSAIDs in reducing pain intensity.
  • Fourteen randomized controlled trials with 970 patients were analyzed, revealing acupuncture's potential benefits.
  • Despite benefits, findings were limited by high risk of bias and low certainty evidence.

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Shen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ec1be02b8fa9b2b78ad2a8https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s540073
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