Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Pain | |||||
Systematic review |
156 women 2 RCTs in this analysis |
Pain relief
40/88 (45%) with Chinese herbal medicine 18/68 (26%) with acupuncture |
RR 1.75 95% CI 1.09 to 2.82 The review reported that the RCTs did not state the method of randomisation, blinding, or follow-up |
Small effect size | Chinese herbal medicine |