EN | RU
EN | RU

Help Support

Back

Natural alternatives show equivalent efficacy to anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce pain symptoms in women with endometriosis

Natural alternatives show equivalent efficacy to anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce pain symptoms in women with endometriosis Natural alternatives show equivalent efficacy to anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce pain symptoms in women with endometriosis
Natural alternatives show equivalent efficacy to anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce pain symptoms in women with endometriosis Natural alternatives show equivalent efficacy to anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce pain symptoms in women with endometriosis

What's new?

Nutraceuticals enriched with palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), myrrh, and alpha-lipoic acid are effective in controlling symptoms and growth of cyst in women with endometriosis.

On behalf of the findings of a recently published multi-centre study, palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), myrrh, and alpha-lipoic acid can serve as useful alternatives to control chronic pelvic pain and dysmenorrheal.

The women with endometriosis showed higher rates of chronic pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea, with the incidence ranging from 5 to 10% of the general population and 35% to 50% of infertile women. This necessitates integrated approaches with anti-inflammatory medications with lifestyle changes, comprising attention to diet. However, traditional anti-inflammatory medicines over the long term are not promising as long term use of these drugs may cause side effects. Therefore, the current analysis focused on natural substances with anti-inflammatory properties, whose mechanisms of action are synergistically linked with one another.

One such combination is the myrrh, alpha-lipoicc acid, and PEA, whose activity is so intense that it may replace the application of anti-inflammatory medicines. This study involved a total of sixty women with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain who obtained neutraceutical product based on 300 mg PEA, 100 mg myrrh, and 400 mg alpha-lipoic acid, at a dose of two tablets every day for the six months.

As per the outcomes, a significant decline was seen in pain symptoms (chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia, and dysmenorrhea). However, no change was seen in the endometriosis cysts' mean diameter, but cysts had not developed further. Hence, this combination of natural components may provide a beneficial alternative to traditional drugs for treating individual symptoms associated with endometriosis.

Source:

Minerva Ginecologica

Article:

Role of a natural integrator based on lipoic acid, palmitoylethanolamide and myrrh in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis.

Authors:

Vincenzo DE LEO et al.

Comments (0)

You want to delete this comment? Please mention comment Invalid Text Content Text Content cannot me more than 1000 Something Went Wrong Cancel Confirm Confirm Delete Hide Replies View Replies View Replies en
Try: