Homeopathic treatment of patients with dysmenorrhea: a prospective observational study with 2 years follow-up.
Witt CM, L?dtke R, Willich SN.
Source - Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Oct;280(4):603-11. Epub 2009 Feb 20.
Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charit? University Medical Center, 10098, Berlin, Germany. claudia.witt@charite.de
Abstract
PURPOSE:
Evaluating homeopathic treatment for dysmenorrhea.
METHODS:
Prospective multicenter observational study in primary care, using standardized questionnaires to record for 2 years diseases, quality of life, medical history, consultations, all treatments, other health services use.
RESULTS:
Fifty-seven physicians treated 128 women (age 32.4 +/- 7.5 years, mean +/- SD) and 11 girls (13.7 +/- 4.0). Women had dysmenorrhea for 11.6 +/- 9.0 (girls 3.1 +/- 1.5) years. Patients received 7.5 +/- 6.5 (5.9 +/- 3.7) homeopathic prescriptions. Diagnoses and complaints severity improved markedly [at 24 months, dysmenorrhea relieved by > 50% of baseline rating in 46.1% (59) of the women and 45.5% (5) of the girls] with large effect sizes (24 months: Cohen’s d from 1.18 to 2.93). In addition, QoL improved (24 months: SF-36 physical component score: 0.25, mental component score 0.25, KINDL sum score 0.27). Conventional medication changed little and use of other health services decreased.
CONCLUSIONS:
Patients with dysmenorrhea improved under homeopathic treatment. Controlled studies should investigate efficacy and effectiveness.
Д-р Василка Юрукова е водещ специалист по вътрешни болести, хомеопатия, шуслерова терапия и биорезонансна диагностика. От 2000 година досега тя преподава хомеопатия на лекари и фармацевти в България, САЩ, Австралия и Нова Зеландия.