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Kumari J, Amrita, Sinha A, Kumari S, Biswas P, Poonam. Effectiveness of Evening Primrose and Vitamin E for Cyclical Mastalgia: A Prospective Study. Cureus 2024; 16:e58055. [PMID: 38752050 PMCID: PMC11095819 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cyclical mastalgia, which is characterized by cyclic breast pain associated with the menstrual cycle, is a common condition among premenopausal women. Despite their prevalence, effective treatment options remain limited. Evening primrose oil (EPO) and vitamin E have been proposed as potential therapies for cyclical mastalgia; however, their efficacy remains uncertain, particularly when used in combination. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of EPO, vitamin E, and their combination in alleviating breast pain associated with cyclical mastalgia through a randomized controlled trial. METHODS Premenopausal women (n=126) with cyclical mastalgia were recruited from gynecology clinics and randomized to receive EPO (1000 mg twice daily), vitamin E (400 mg once daily), their combination, or a placebo for six months. Randomization was performed using computer-generated random numbers. Participants were assessed at baseline and monthly intervals for six months. The primary outcome was the change in breast pain severity measured using a validated pain questionnaire such as the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire. The secondary outcomes included changes in breast pain characteristics, adverse effects, and treatment adherence. RESULTS A total of 126 participants participated in this study. The combination of EPO and vitamin E demonstrated superior efficacy in reducing breast pain severity compared with individual treatments and placebo (p < 0.001). Participants in the combination group experienced a mean reduction in breast pain severity of 4.5 points on the pain scale, whereas those in the EPO and vitamin E groups experienced reductions of 2.5 and 3.0 points, respectively. Both EPO and vitamin E alone also showed significant improvements compared with placebo (p < 0.05), with mean reductions in breast pain severity of 2.0 and 2.5 points, respectively. Adverse effects were minimal and comparable across the treatment groups. CONCLUSION Combination therapy with EPO and vitamin E appears to be an effective treatment option for cyclical mastalgia, offering superior pain relief compared with individual treatments and placebo.
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- Jaya Kumari
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND
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Gao S, Sun Y, Shi H, Fang J, Liu Z. Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Cyclic Mastalgia: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial. Int J Womens Health 2023; 15:845-855. [PMID: 37275513 PMCID: PMC10237189 DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s410000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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Purpose Cyclic mastalgia is prevalent among women and negatively impairs their daily life and work. There is still a lack of effective therapies for mastalgia, and acupuncture may be a promising method. We design this multicenter randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture on cyclic mastalgia. Study Design and methods Sixty participants with moderate-to-severe cyclic breast pain (with a duration of 5-21 days and the worst pain scoring 5 points or more on Numerical Rating Scale [NRS]) will be recruited at three hospitals in China. They will be randomly assigned to acupuncture group or sham-acupuncture group at 1:1 ratio to receive 16-session treatment during 3 consecutive menstrual cycles, and follow-up for 6 menstrual cycles after treatment. The primary outcome is the change from baseline in the NRS score on the worst breast pain during the third cycle of treatment period. All statistical tests will be two-sided and P value <0.05 will be considered statistically significant.
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- Shuai Gao
- Department of Acupuncture, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Davoodabadi A, Rohani SH, Hajian A. Effects of the oral probiotics to control pain and stress disorders of cyclical mastalgia associated with fibrocystic breast changes; a randomised controlled trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY OPEN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijso.2021.100358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cornell LF, Sandhu NP, Pruthi S, Mussallem DM. Current Management and Treatment Options for Breast Pain. Mayo Clin Proc 2020; 95:574-580. [PMID: 32138883 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Breast pain is a commonly experienced symptom in women of all ages and can significantly impact quality of life. Fear of cancer prompts many patients to report their pain, although risk for malignancy is low in the absence of a palpable mass or other abnormal finding on breast examination. All patients with breast pain should have a thorough history and physical examination to determine if diagnostic imaging is indicated. Management of breast pain without anatomic or radiographic abnormalities depends on pain type and severity. Often, no intervention is required. However, for women with pain that adversely impacts daily living, short-term therapies may be considered. For mild to moderate pain, a trial of conservative, nonpharmacologic strategies should be tried first. For those with severe symptoms impacting quality of life, a trial of pharmacologic therapy can be considered after appropriate counseling for medication-related adverse effects. Herein, we have provided a concise summary of a generalized approach to classification, assessment, and management of breast pain.
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Niazi A, Rahimi VB, Hatami H, Shirazinia R, Esmailzadeh-Dizaji R, Askari N, Askari VR. Effective Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of the Cyclic Mastalgia (Breast Pain): A Review. J Pharmacopuncture 2019; 22:131-139. [PMID: 31673442 PMCID: PMC6820470 DOI: 10.3831/kpi.2019.22.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Mastalgia is the most common benign breast disorder during the fertility period of women. So far a wide range of natural or complementary medicines is used to cure mastalgia. Sanitary organizations need complete and suitable details to help women, for making the proper decision for alternative treatment based on the evidence. The aim of the present study is to introduce medicinal plant-based treatments about mastalgia and summarizes clinical trials about this disorder. Method The articles were provided using mixture of keywords including cyclic pain, breast, treatment, therapeutics, therapy, clinical trial, herbal, drug, mastalgia and all the probable terms, in national and international databases SID, Iran Medex, Magiran, PubMed, Scopus, Medline, Science direct and Cochrane library, in both Persian and English languages. All cross-sectional and review articles about herbal treatment of mastalgia until 2018 November were studied. Results Nineteen articles from all of the available articles (45 cases) and a sample size about of (1987 cases) were included in our study. The articles were clinical trials. The results revealed that mastalgia could be healed by Nigella sativa, Vitex agnus-castus, curcumin, Hypericum perforatum, Citrus sinensis, wheat germ, and Ginkgo biloba. Conclusion Most of the evaluated medicinal plants possessing antioxidant compounds with anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, exhibited healing effects in the treatment of mastalgia. Thus, medicinal plants can be considered in the treatment of mastalgia; however, further investigations are needed to obtain more details about their probable side effects.
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- Azin Niazi
- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Basic Science Department, Veterinary Medicine Faculty, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Hajizadeh K, Alizadeh Charandabi SM, Hasanzade R, Mirghafourvand M. Effect of vitamin E on severity and duration of cyclic mastalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complement Ther Med 2019; 44:1-8. [PMID: 31126540 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES A systematic review was conducted to assess the effect of vitamin E on the severity and duration of Cyclic Mastalgia compared to vitamin B6, fish oil, herbal medicines and placebo. DESIGN A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials. METHODS A search was carried out in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus and Google Scholar and Persian databases for articles published from 1980 to 2018. The data obtained were analyzed in RevMan and reported in forest plots. The Odds Ratio (OR) was used to find the effect for the dichotomous data and the Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) for the continuous data. The heterogeneity of the studies was assessed using I2 and the Random Effects Model was used instead of the Fixed Effects Model if I2>25%. RESULTS A total of 1051 titles and abstracts were extracted. Fourteen articles ultimately remained, and 11 of them were entered into the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed significant differences between vitamin E and placebo in the severity (SMD=-0.51; 95% CI=-0.21 to -0.82) and duration (MD=-1.47; 95% CI=-0.91 to -2.57) of cyclic mastalgia, although herbal medicines had a greater effect on the severity of mastalgia than vitamin E (SMD = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.06 to 0.96). CONCLUSION Although herbal medicines are more effective than vitamin E, vitamin E reduces both the severity and duration of the disorder compared to placebos, which only reduce its severity, and can therefore be considered a treatment with minimum side-effects. Due to the high heterogeneity of the studies, the researchers recommend further research on the subject using a standard tool based on the CONSORT statement.
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- Khadije Hajizadeh
- Students' Research Committee, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Students' Research Committee, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
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Jaafarnejad F, Adibmoghaddam E, Emami SA, Saki A. Compare the effect of flaxseed, evening primrose oil and Vitamin E on duration of periodic breast pain. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2017; 6:85. [PMID: 29114553 PMCID: PMC5651668 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_83_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Breast periodic pain is the most common disorder of the breast which leads to consultation with knowledgeable people like a midwife. The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic effect of flaxseed, evening primrose oil, and Vitamin E on the duration of the period of breast pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study is a quasi-randomized clinical trial conducted in 2015 on ninety patients complaining of breast periodic pain referring to Gynecologic Clinics of Ghaem Hospital or residents living in dormitories of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Randomization was conducted based on the study environment. The first group received 30 g of powdered flaxseed, the second group received two 1000 mg capsules of evening primrose, and the third group received 1 capsule of 400 IU Vitamin E, daily and for two menstrual cycles. Cyclical breast pain was measured at the beginning and end of both intervention periods by daily subscription form of pain duration. Data analysis was performed by SPSS 16 software and Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Chi-square, Friedman, Fisher's, and one-sided ANOVA tests. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. RESULTS The mean duration of breast pain in flaxseed group within 2 months of intervention decreased significantly (confidence interval [CI] =95%, P = 0.006), but despite reducing the duration of pain in evening primrose oil group (CI = 95%, P = 0.058) and Vitamin E (CI = 95%, P = 0.306), this reduction was not significant. In overall, the average duration of breast pain in all three flaxseed, evening primrose oil, and Vitamin E groups was not significantly different before the intervention (CI = 95%, P = 0.286), 1 month after the intervention (CI = 95%, P = 0.195), and 2 months after the intervention (CI = 95%, P = 0.667). CONCLUSION The use of flaxseed, evening primrose oil, or Vitamin E may reduce breast pain, and this is a significant reduction in flaxseed.
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- Farzaneh Jaafarnejad
- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Effect of calcium on premenstrual syndrome: A double-blind randomized clinical trial. Obstet Gynecol Sci 2017; 60:100-105. [PMID: 28217679 PMCID: PMC5313351 DOI: 10.5468/ogs.2017.60.1.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) affects millions of women and is known as the most important disorder among them. The very aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of low dose calcium on severity of PMS. Methods This study can be considered as a double-blind randomized clinical trial. Female students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences diagnosed with PMS in 2014 participated in the present study. Sixty-six female students diagnosed with PMS were involved in the experimental and control groups. The participants were randomly assigned into two groups to receive 500 mg of calcium daily or placebo for two months. Severity of PMS was detected by Daily Record of Severity of Problems, which was used to measure symptoms during one menstrual cycle before and two menstrual cycles after the intervention. Results No signifcant differences were observed in the mean scores of PMS symptoms between calcium and placebo groups before the treatment (P=0.74). However, signifcant differences were noticed between the two intervention groups in the first (P=0.01) and second menstrual cycles (P=0.001) after the intervention. The differences were significant in subgroups of anxiety, depression, emotional changes, water retention, and somatic changes in calcium group compared with placebo group in the menstrual cycle before the intervention and two menstrual cycles after the intervention and among menstrual cycles (0, cycle 1, cycle 2) in calcium group (P=0.01). Conclusion Overall, the results of the present study suggest that treatment with calcium supplements is an effective method for reducing mood disorders during PMS.
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Shobeiri F, Oshvandi K, Nazari M. Cyclical mastalgia: Prevalence and associated determinants in Hamadan City, Iran. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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