Table 1

Table 1. New method of acupressure and drug therapies
Author- Year	Sample Size	Control Group	Case Group	Scale	Results
(Iacovides et al., 2014)	24 women with dysmenorrhea	Placebo capsule (Gelatin, containing sugar) in 2 cycles	Diclofenac 150 mg during menstruation. in 2 cycles	VAS	Diclofenac decreased the severity of pain
(Dmitrovic et al., 2013)	62 women with dysmenorrhea	100 mg placebo	100 mg single dose Vaginal Sildenafil citrate. First day of menstrual pain	VAS	Menstrual pain improved with vaginal sildenafil
(Liu et al., 2011)	194 women with dysmenorrhea	Acupuncture and acupoint	Acupuncture in the acupoint region. Another group received acupuncture in an unrelated acupoint region. Once a day for the first 3 days of menstruation	VAS	Individuals offered acupuncture had fewer menstrual pain
(Cha & Sok, 2016)	91 students with dysmenorrhea	Only acupressure in the atria of the ear for the first 3 days	Acupuncture and acupressure in the ear region for the first 3 days of menstruation	VAS	Individuals offered ear acupressure had less dysmenorrhea, backache, and abdominal pain.
(Daniels et al., 2009)	303 women with dysmenorrhea	_________	The first group was given celecoxib 400 mg single dose capsules; after 12 hours, they were given celecoxib 200 mg per day in 3 days of menstruation. The second group received naproxen 550 mg and a second dose of naproxen 550 mg 12 hours after the first dose, in 3 days of menstruation.	VAS	No significant difference was found between the two groups
(Kiran et al., 2013)	35 women with dysmenorrhea	Received naproxen sodium 3 times a day from the second day before menstruation and were restarted on the third day of menstruation for one month	Acupuncture at HT 7. PC 6. LI 4 LI 10. SP 6. LR3 ST 36. GB 26. SP 15 3 times a day from the second day before menstruation; restarted on the third day of menstruation for 1 month	N/A. VAS	The severity of pain was reduced in the first group
(Yang et al., 2008)	120 women with dysmenorrhea	Received Indomethacin Treatment from 3 days before menstruation until the 5^thday of menstruation, 3 cycles	Received Superficial needling at sp 6 Treatment from 3 days before menstruation to the 5^thday of menstruation, 3 cycles	Symptom score + analgesic time. Clinical efficacy	The severity of pain in the first group was significantly decreased.