Proctor ML

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus
meta-analysis 2008
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002807.pub3

BACKGROUND: Azoospermia, the absence of sperm in ejaculated semen, is the most severe form of male-factor infertility and is present in approximately 5% of all investigated infertile couples. The advent of intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection …

meta-analysis 2007
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002248.pub3

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea refers to the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin and is a common gynaecological condition with considerable morbidity. The behavioural approach assumes that psychological and environmental fac…

meta-analysis 2007
BMJ clinical evidence

INTRODUCTION: Dysmenorrhoea may begin soon after the menarche, after which it often improves with age, or it may originate later in life after the onset of an underlying causative condition. Dysmenorrhoea is common, and in up to 20% of wome…

meta-analysis 2007
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1080/00016340600753117

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of surgical interruption of pelvic nerve pathways in primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Data sources. The Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group Trials Register (9 June 2004), CENTRAL (T…

meta-analysis 2006
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002119.pub3

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea refers to the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin and is a common gynaecological condition. One possible treatment is spinal manipulation therapy. One hypothesis is that mechanical dysfunction …

meta-analysis 2005
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001896.pub2

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea is the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin and is a very common gynaecological complaint with negative effect on a sufferer's quality of life. Medical therapy for dysmenorrhoea includes oral co…

meta-analysis 2002
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002123

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea is the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of the uterus. Medical therapy for dysmenorrhoea commonly consists of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or the oral contraceptive pill both of which work by reducing…