Nursing Research Center, Department of Midwifery, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman Univeresity of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Nursing Research Center, Department of Counselling in Midwifery, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2021 Dec;43(12):919-925. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735156. Epub 2021 Dec 21.
Endometriosis is a hormone-dependent chronic inflammatory disease with symptoms such as pelvic pain, which affect the physical, emotional, and social health of women in reproductive age. The current overview article aims to explore the effect of complementary medicine on the treatment or in mitigating the risk of endometriosis.
This is an overview article done in Iran. Two separate researchers systematically searched 3 databases (Medline, Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register Trials) until September 2020. The methodological quality of each study was assessed using the assessment of multiple systematic reviews (AMSTAR) tool.
The results of two reviews suggested that physical activity, tobacco smoking, diet, coffee and caffeine intake had no effect on mitigating the risk of endometriosis or improving its treatment, but acupuncture successfully reduced pain and related marker (serum CA-125) levels.
As endometriosis is an annoying disease with many complications and is hard to diagnose and treat, related studies in complementary medicine can help patients with endometriosis. Based on the relevant literature review, among the complementary medicine available for the treatment or to mitigate the risk of endometriosis, only acupuncture seems to alleviate the pain of endometriosis.
子宫内膜异位症是一种与激素相关的慢性炎症性疾病，其症状包括盆腔疼痛，这些症状会影响生育期妇女的身体、情绪和社会健康。本篇综述文章旨在探讨补充医学对子宫内膜异位症的治疗或降低风险的作用。
这是在伊朗进行的一篇综述文章。两名研究员分别系统地在 3 个数据库（Medline、Scopus 和 Cochrane Central Register Trials）中搜索，直到 2020 年 9 月。使用评估多项系统评价工具（AMSTAR）对每项研究的方法学质量进行评估。
两项综述的结果表明，体育活动、吸烟、饮食、咖啡和咖啡因摄入对降低子宫内膜异位症的风险或改善其治疗没有影响，但针灸成功地减轻了疼痛和相关标志物（血清 CA-125）水平。
由于子宫内膜异位症是一种令人烦恼的疾病，并发症多，且难以诊断和治疗，因此补充医学相关研究可能有助于子宫内膜异位症患者。基于相关文献综述，在可用于治疗或降低子宫内膜异位症风险的补充医学中，只有针灸似乎可以缓解子宫内膜异位症的疼痛。
