. Farzaneh Jaafarnejad; . Elham Adibmoghaddam; . Seyyed Ahmad Emami; . Azadeh Saki
Volume 7, Issue 5 , September and October 2017, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Breast periodic pain is the most common disorder of the breast which leads toconsultation with knowledgeable people like a midwife. The aim of this study was to compare ...
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BACKGROUND: Breast periodic pain is the most common disorder of the breast which leads toconsultation with knowledgeable people like a midwife. The aim of this study was to compare thetherapeutic effect of flaxseed, evening primrose oil, and Vitamin E on the duration of the period ofbreast pain.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a quasi‑randomized clinical trial conducted in 2015 onninety patients complaining of breast periodic pain referring to Gynecologic Clinics of Ghaem Hospitalor residents living in dormitories of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Randomization wasconducted based on the study environment. The first group received 30 g of powdered flaxseed, thesecond group received two 1000 mg capsules of evening primrose, and the third group received 1capsule of 400 IU Vitamin E, daily and for two menstrual cycles. Cyclical breast pain was measuredat the beginning and end of both intervention periods by daily subscription form of pain duration. Dataanalysis was performed by SPSS 16 software and Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Chi‑square, Friedman,Fisher’s, and one‑sided ANOVA tests. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05.RESULTS: The mean duration of breast pain in flaxseed group within 2 months of interventiondecreased significantly (confidence interval [CI] =95%, P = 0.006), but despite reducing theduration of pain in evening primrose oil group (CI = 95%, P = 0.058) and Vitamin E (CI = 95%,P = 0.306), this reduction was not significant. In overall, the average duration of breast pain in allthree flaxseed, evening primrose oil, and Vitamin E groups was not significantly different beforethe intervention (CI = 95%, P = 0.286), 1 month after the intervention (CI = 95%, P = 0.195), and2 months after the intervention (CI = 95%, P = 0.667).CONCLUSION: The use of flaxseed, evening primrose oil, or Vitamin E may reduce breast pain,and this is a significant reduction in flaxseed.