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title: Can acupuncture help PMDD? | Niyora
description: In one woman with severe PMDD, symptoms improved during acupuncture treatment but returned when she stopped. It's unclear whether acupuncture truly caused the
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Case report, 2009

# Can acupuncture help PMDD?

In one woman with severe PMDD, symptoms improved during acupuncture treatment but returned when she stopped. It's unclear whether acupuncture truly caused the improvement.

 Early or limited evidence

One woman with severe PMDD

## What they did

Described one woman with severe PMDD who received acupuncture treatment.

## What they found

Her symptoms got better during the periods when she was having acupuncture and got worse again when acupuncture was stopped.

## What it means for you

Acupuncture might help some women with PMDD, but from one case it's impossible to know if it really works or if something else caused the improvement. The main limitation is that this is a single case without a control group.

## About the study

Original title Acupuncture for premenstrual dysphoric disorder Authors Taguchi R, Matsubara S, Yoshimoto S et al. Journal Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Year 2009 Study design Case report What was tested Acupuncture treatment Read the paper [doi.org/10.1007/s00404-009-1034-z](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-009-1034-z)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Acupuncture and acupressure](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-acupuncture/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)

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