Cyclic perimenstrual pain and discomfort symptoms | Vitamins/Minerals | Yoga/Meditation | Herbal medicines | Aromatherapy oils | Chinese medicines | Other alternative therapies | ||||||
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Never or Rarely (n = 2377) | Sometimes or often (n = 5043) | Never or Rarely (n = 5705) | Sometimes or often (n = 1714) | Never or Rarely (n = 5917) | Sometimes or often (n = 1500) | Never or Rarely (n = 6212) | Sometimes or often (n = 1203) | Never or Rarely (n = 7016) | Sometimes or often (n = 403) | Never or Rarely (n = 6659) | Sometimes or often (n = 741) | |
 | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Endometriosis A,B,C,E,F | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No Yes | 98 2 | 96 4 | 97 3 | 94 6 | 97 3 | 95 5 | 96 4 | 96 4 | 97 3 | 92 8 | 97 3 | 94 6 |
PMS A,B,C,D,E,F | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never Rarely Sometimes Often | 41 22 26 11 | 36 20 30 14 | 39 21 28. 12 | 32 20 31 17 | 40 21 27 12 | 29 20 33 18 | 39 21 28 12 | 29 20 33 18 | 38 21 28 13 | 31 20 31 18 | 38 22 28 12 | 28 18 34 20 |
Irregular Periods A,C,E,F | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never Rarely Sometimes Often | 64 16 12 8 | 60 17 14 9 | 61 17 13 9 | 60 16 15 9 | 62 16 13 9 | 57 17 16 10 | 62 16 13 9 | 58 18 14 10 | 62 16 13 9 | 55 16 17 12 | 62 16 13 9 | 56 16 16 12 |
Heavy Periods C,D,F | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never Rarely Sometimes Often | 55 17 17 11 | 51 18 19 12 | 53 17 18 12 | 51 18 19 12 | 54 17 18 11 | 47 18 20 15 | 54 17 18 11 | 47 18 21 14 | 53 17 19 11 | 49 17 18 16 | 54 17 18 11 | 45 19 20 16 |
Painful Periods A,B,C,D,E,F | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never Rarely Sometimes Often | 55 23 15 7 | 52 22 17 9 | 54 23 16 7 | 50 23 17 10 | 55 22 16 7 | 45 24 19 12 | 55 23 15 7 | 45 22 21 12 | 53 23 16 8 | 46 23 17 14 | 54 23 16 7 | 43 24 19 14 |