A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Evening Primrose Oil for Mastalgia Treatment
Ahmad Adni LL, Norhayati MN, Mohd Rosli RR, Muhammad J
Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Methodology
Systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of 13 randomised trials of evening primrose oil for mastalgia
Key Findings
Evening primrose oil showed no difference in breast pain reduction compared with topical NSAIDs, danazol or vitamin E
Conclusions
EPO is not clearly superior to comparators for mastalgia relief
Limitations
Heterogeneous trial designs, variable dosing and outcome scales
Supplements Studied
The results showed that EPO has no difference to reduce breast pain compared to topical NSAIDS, danazol, or vitamin E.
The results showed that EPO has no difference to reduce breast pain compared to topical NSAIDS, danazol, or vitamin E.
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