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 |