First author, year Type of conditions related to pelvic pain sample size (randomized//analysed) Experimental group (intervention, regimen) Control group (intervention, regimen) Outcome measures Main results AEs Amin, 2015 [11 ] n.r. 127/117 (A) Electro-acupuncture, n=55, 12 sessions (2 times per week for 6 weeks) (B) CT (inferior hypogastric plexus blockade), n=62, 1 sessions (1) VAS (2) TER for chronic pelvic pain (1) Significant difference in and (2) (B) better than (A) None Li, 2016[12 ] Pelvic adhesion 96/96 (A) WA (using moxibustion) + CT (physical therapy), n=47, 10 sessions (1 times per day for 10 days) (B) CT (physical therapy), n=49, 10 sessions (1 times per day for 10 days) (1) NRS (2) TER for chronic pelvic pain (1) Positiv (2) Positiv n.r. Liu, 2012 [13 ] Pelvic inflammatory disease 101/101 (A) WA (using moxibustion) + CT (cefuroxime axetil), n=48, 7 sessions for WAT (1 times per day for 7 days) and 14 sessions for CM (2 times per day for 7 days) (B) CT (cefuroxime axetil), n=53, 14 sessions (2 times per day for 7 days) (1) TER for chronic pelvic pain (1) Positiv n.r. Xiao, 2013[14 ] Pelvic inflammatory disease 160/160 (A) TET + AA, n=100, 2 sessions for TEF (1 times per 4 weeks for 8 weeks) and 8 sessions for AA (1 times per week for 8 weeks) (B) CT (levofloxacin capsule), n=60, 2 sessions (2 times for week) (1) TER for chronic pelvic pain (1) Positiv n.r.