[Evaluation of clinical therapeutic effects and safety of acupuncture treatment for premenstrual syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effectiveness and safety of various types of acupuncture in treatment of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).


METHODS
Search Chinese and English databases of the Cochrane Library, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CBM, CNKI and reference lists of correlative academic conference proceedings.


RESULTS
Eight controlled studies involving 807 women (range, 61-225) meeting the enrolled criteria. Among them 7 studies showed that therapeutic effects of acupuncture were superior to other methods (i. e. Western medicine or Chinese herbs).


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture can effectively treat PMS. However, more randomized controlled trials are needed to assess the effectiveness and adverse-effect of acupuncture for treatment of PMS.
Yu
Jin-Na
JN
Guang' anmen Hospital, China Academy of TCM, Beijing 100053, China. yujinna81@hotmail.com
Liu
Bao-Yan
BY
Liu
Zhi-Shun
ZS
Robinson
Vivian
V
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D016208:Databases, Factual; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D012107:Research Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal