Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Pain Control in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea

Sofia Perez Delgado, DO,

Beebe Healthcare Family MedicineR-esidency Program, Lewes, Delaware

Jeffrey C. Leggit, MD, CAQSM,

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

American Family Physician. 2025;111(5):405-406.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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These are summaries of reviews from the Cochrane Library.

This series is coordinated by Corey D. Fogleman, MD, assistant medical editor.

A collection of Cochrane for Clinicians published in AFP is available at https://www.aafp.org/afp/cochrane.