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. 2014 Jan-Mar;15(1):41–48.

Table 4.

Severity of systemic signs associated with dysmenorrhea, as measured on a multidimensional verbal scale score, range (0–3) a

Fatigue Nausea and vomiting Lack of energy Headache Diarrhea Mood swings Syncope
Fenugreek
 Baseline 1.86±0.80 0.93±0.870 1.98±0.96 1.45±0.96 0.73±0.85 2.12±0.93 0.24±0.51
 1st Cycle 1.10±0.57 0.45±0.64 1.18±0.74 0.76±0.90 0.35±0.59 1.18±0.71 0.16±0.36
 2nd Cycle 0.51±0.67 0.27±0.49 0.59±0.66 0.33±0.51 0.27±0.53 0.71±0.83 0.08±0.33
p-value (Friedman test) <0.001

Placebo
 Baseline 1.86±0.70 0.53±0.71 2.13±0.84 1.50±1.12 0.64±0.69 1.92±1.08 0.12±0.32
 1st Cycle 1.86±0.88 0.62±0.72 2.00±0.83 1.34± 0.97 0.60±0.67 1.74±0.98 0.16±0.42
 2nd Cycle 1.64±0.74 0.58±0.88 1.84±0.84 1.44±1.03 1.04±3.10 1.74±1.10 0.10±0.30
 p-value (Friedman test) 0.75 0.43 0.01 0.24 0.71 0.59 0.58
a

Values are as the mean±SD unless otherwise indicated