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title: Does Vitex agnus castus help treat PMS? | Niyora
description: This is a description of a planned systematic review. No results are available yet.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/vitex-agnus-castus-for-premenstrual-syndrome-2003/
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Study, 2003

# Does Vitex agnus castus help treat PMS?

This is a description of a planned systematic review. No results are available yet.

 Early or limited evidence

Not applicable - this is a protocol for a planned review

## What they did

This outlines plans for a Cochrane systematic review to examine whether Vitex agnus castus helps PMS symptoms and patient satisfaction compared to placebo or other treatments, and whether it causes side effects.

## What they found

No findings - this describes research that has not yet been completed.

## What it means for you

This lays out what a planned review will examine, but no evidence is presented. It is not a completed study.

## About the study

Original title Vitex agnus castus for premenstrual syndrome Authors Sarah Shaw, Katrina Mary Wyatt, John Campbell et al. Journal Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Year 2003 Study design Study What was tested Vitex agnus castus Read the paper [doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004632](https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004632)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Vitex agnus-castus (chasteberry)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-vitex/)

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