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J Caring Sci. 2020;9(1): 47-56.
doi: 10.34172/jcs.2020.008
PMID: 32296659
PMCID: PMC7146731
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The Effect of Micronutrients on Pain Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz 1 ORCID logo, Zahra Kiani 2 ORCID logo, Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari 2 ORCID logo, Vida Ghasemi 2 ORCID logo, Masoumeh Abed 3 ORCID logo, Giti Ozgoli 4* ORCID logo

1 Department of Midwifery, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Midwifery, Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Alborz, Iran
4 Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding Author: PhD in Reproductive Health. Email: , Email: g.ozgoli@gmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhea is considered as one of the main problems in women. This review study aimed to characterize the effect of micronutrients on primary dysmenorrhea.

Methods: In this systematic and meta‐analysis study, the articles were searched at Cochrane library, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science databases. The searching process was conducted with the key terms related to dysmenorrhea and micronutrients. Risk of bias assessment was performed, using Rev Man 5.3 software. In view of the heterogeneity of some of the studies, they were analyzed, using a qualitative method (n=10), and only 6 studies were included in Meta analyze. STATA statistical software version 11 was used for the analysis.

Results: In this study, finally 16 clinical trials were investigated. Most micronutrients studied in the relevant articles had anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties with a desirable effect on dysmenorrhea pain relief. Vitamins (K, D, B1, and E) and calcium, magnesium, zinc sulfate and boron contributed effectively to dysmenorrhea pain management. Two months after the intervention, there was a significant mean decrease in the pain score for the vitamin D intervention group (SMD: -1.02, 95% CI: -1.9 to – 0.14, P =0.024) , as well as in the vitamin E intervention group compared to placebo group (SMD: - 0.47,95% CI:-0.74 to – 0.2, P = 0.001).

Conclusion: Despite the paucity of related research, the studies indicated the potential effects of micronutrients on reducing the pain severity in primary dysmenorrhea. But more studies are needed to confirm the safety and effectiveness of various types of micronutrients on primary dysmenorrhea.


Citation: Saei Ghare Naz M, Kiani Z, Rashidi Fakari F, Ghasemi V, Abed M, Ozgoli G. The effect of micronutrients on pain management of primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. J Caring Sci 2020; 9 (1): 47-56. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2020.008
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Submitted: 25 Aug 2018
Accepted: 21 Jan 2019
ePublished: 01 Mar 2020
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