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August 15, 2026Reproductive Female and Child HealthOpen Access

Self‐Care for Management of Dysmenorrhea: A Review of Reviews

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ZMZoe Mungai-BarrisHLHsin-Yu LoPYPing Teresa Yeh

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Overview

Review of systematic reviews reveals effective self-care options for menstrual pain relief in individuals with dysmenorrhea, suggesting actionable strategies for public health guidelines.

Key Points

  • To synthesize evidence from published systematic reviews assessing the effectiveness of various self-care interventions for reducing dysmenorrhea severity.
  • Searched PubMed, LILACS, CINAHL, and EMBASE from January 1, 2000, to October 4, 2024, for systematic reviews of self-administered or independently continued interventions.
  • Included interventions evaluated for dysmenorrhea pain using validated pain scales, with screening and full-text consensus completed by independent reviewers.
  • Synthesized 21 systematic reviews comprising 239 unique primary studies covering self-initiated and instructor-taught self-care methods.
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), exercise, and topical heat therapy consistently provided effective menstrual pain relief.
  • Ginger and fennel demonstrated the strongest supplement evidence, while acupressure and high-frequency TENS showed positive effects despite low-quality or heterogeneous primary data.

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Mungai-Barris et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8019ce75c2e31742c85ef0https://doi.org/10.1002/rfc2.70087
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