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INDOMETHACIN IN THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHOEA
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10828.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 86, Issue 8, pages 645–647, August 1979
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Elder, M. G. and Kapadia, L. (1979), INDOMETHACIN IN THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY DYSMENORRHOEA. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 86: 645–647. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10828.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
Thirty-two patients were treated with placebo tablets or indomethacin (25 mg three times daily) in a six-month, double-blind, cross-over trial. During indomethacin therapy, 75 per cent of patients experienced significant pain relief while associated vomiting and diarrhoea were relieved in 44 per cent and 64 per cent of patients respectively. The efficacy of indomethacin was comparable to that of other prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors.