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title: Can Korean medicine help severe period pain and premenstrual stomach problems?
description: Yes. One 37-year-old woman had severe period pain improve from 8-9 to 0-1 on a pain scale, stopped needing painkillers, and her stomach problems resolved afte
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/km-for-dysmenorrhea-with-premenstrual-dyspepsia-a-case-report-2026/
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Case report, 2026

# Can Korean medicine help severe period pain and premenstrual stomach problems?

Yes. One 37-year-old woman had severe period pain improve from 8-9 to 0-1 on a pain scale, stopped needing painkillers, and her stomach problems resolved after 7 months of Korean medicine treatment.

 Early or limited evidence

One 37-year-old woman with severe dysmenorrhea and premenstrual stomach problems, who also had a uterine fibroid

## What they did

A 37-year-old woman with severe dysmenorrhea and premenstrual stomach problems received Korean medicine treatment for 7 months. She received herbal medicines twice daily (Saengkangeonbi-tang in the morning and Modified Hyunburikyung-tang in the afternoon) plus acupuncture, near-infrared radiation, and wet cupping.

## What they found

Period pain improved from 8-9 to 0-1 (previously required up to 4 painkillers daily), and she stopped needing painkillers. Premenstrual stomach problems and vomiting stopped. Ultrasound showed the uterine fibroid shrank and the uterine lining recovered. Thermal imaging showed improvement in upper body heat and lower body cold patterns. Muscle mass increased and body fat decreased.

## What it means for you

This case suggests Korean medicine treatment may help severe period pain and premenstrual stomach problems. The main limits are that this is only one woman, treatment took 7 months, and she had a uterine fibroid which may have affected the results.

37

age in years

7

months of treatment

8-9 to 0-1

pain improvement on 0-10 scale

## About the study

Original title KM for Dysmenorrhea with Premenstrual Dyspepsia: A case report Authors Yanghyeon Kim Journal 대한한의학회지 Year 2026 Study design Case report What was tested Korean medicine treatment including herbal medicines, acupuncture, near-infrared radiation, and wet cupping for 7 months Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.13048/jkm.26013](https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.26013)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Other herbal medicine](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-herbal-other/)[Acupuncture and acupressure](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-acupuncture/)

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