Comparison Between Oral Contraceptive Pills and Calcium Supplements in Treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome

Summary

Premenstrual syndrome represents a group of problems affecting most of women in reproductive age. These problems include emotional and physical symptoms. In this study the efficacy of oral contraceptive pills and calcium supplements in relieving these symptoms will be assessed .

Timeline

Start

2014-05

Primary completion

2015-06

Completion

2015-06

Publications

• Background Endicott J, Nee J, Harrison W. Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP): reliability and validity. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2006 Jan;9(1):41-9. doi: 10.1007/s00737-005-0103-y. Epub 2005 Sep 20.
• Background Wyatt K, Dimmock P, Jones P, Obhrai M, O'Brien S. Efficacy of progesterone and progestogens in management of premenstrual syndrome: systematic review. BMJ. 2001 Oct 6;323(7316):776-80. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7316.776.
• Shehata NAA. RETRACTED: Calcium versus oral contraceptive pills containing drospirenone for the treatment of mild to moderate premenstrual syndrome: a double blind randomized placebo controlled trial. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Mar;198:100-104. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.01.015. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

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