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2019 Sep 20


Cochrane Database Syst Rev


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Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.

Authors

Armour M, Ee CC, Naidoo D, Ayati Z, Chalmers JK, Steel KA, de Manincor MJ, Delshad E
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Sep 20; 9(9):CD004142.
PMID: 31538328.

Abstract

Exercise has a number of health benefits and has been recommended as a treatment for primary dysmenorrhoea (period pain), but the evidence for its effectiveness on primary dysmenorrhoea is unclear. This review examined the available evidence supporting the use of exercise to treat primary dysmenorrhoea.