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title: Can acupuncture treat premenstrual syndrome? | Niyora
description: A small case report of 6 women showed improvement with acupuncture, but without a comparison group we cannot be confident it works.
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Non-randomised trial, 1974

# Can acupuncture treat premenstrual syndrome?

A small case report of 6 women showed improvement with acupuncture, but without a comparison group we cannot be confident it works.

 Early or limited evidence

6 women with premenstrual syndrome

## What they did

A review of premenstrual syndrome followed by reports of 6 women with PMS who were treated only with acupuncture.

## What they found

All 6 women showed clear improvement in their premenstrual symptoms with acupuncture treatment.

## What it means for you

Early findings are promising enough to recommend further research. However, this is only 6 women without a comparison group, so improvement could be due to placebo or chance.

6

women with PMS

## About the study

Original title [A trial of the treatment of the premenstrual syndrome by acupuncture] Authors Rubin M Journal Revue francaise de gynecologie et d'obstetrique Year 1974 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested Acupuncture treatment Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17436497/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17436497/)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Acupuncture and acupressure](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-acupuncture/)

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