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. 2014 Oct 14;2014:0812.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Breast pain

RCT
Crossover design
26 women with cyclical breast pain of at least 6 months' duration who had persistent symptoms after a 2-month observation period with no hormonal treatment Pain scores
with oral medroxyprogesterone acetate tablets
with placebo
Absolute results reported graphically

Reported as not significant
The overall withdrawal rate was 15%
Not significant

RCT
Crossover design
32 women with breast pain of at least 2 months' duration who were able to keep an updated diary with VAS of pain for 1 month Pain scores measured by VAS before crossover
with progesterone 1% cream
with placebo cream
Absolute results not reported

Reported as not significant
Insufficient details were provided about the analysis
7/32 (22%) women withdrew from the study
Not significant