Evaluation of the effect of vitamin E on pelvic pain reduction in women suffering from primary dysmenorrhea

Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 34-38

  Kashanian, Maryam ^a   Lakeh, Maziar Moradi ^a   Ghasemi, Afsane ^a   Noori, Shahla ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Pain; Painful menstruation; Placebos; Visual analogue pain scale; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSMENORRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84873872768     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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