Takafumi Kohama

Summary

Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Pycnogenol alleviates pain associated with pregnancy
    Takafumi Kohama
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keiju Medical Center, Tomioka chou 94, Nanao City, Ishikawa Pref, Japan
    Phytother Res 20:232-4. 2006
  2. ncbi Effect of French maritime pine bark extract on endometriosis as compared with leuprorelin acetate
    Takafumi Kohama
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keiju Medical Center, Tomioka chou 94, Nanao City, Ishokawa, Japan
    J Reprod Med 52:703-8. 2007
  3. ncbi Analgesic efficacy of French maritime pine bark extract in dysmenorrhea: an open clinical trial
    Takafumi Kohama
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keiju Medical Center, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
    J Reprod Med 49:828-32. 2004
  4. ncbi The effect of soybeans on the anovulatory cycle
    Takafumi Kohama
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keiju Medical Center, Nanao, Japan
    J Med Food 8:550-1. 2005
  5. ncbi French maritime pine bark extract significantly lowers the requirement for analgesic medication in dysmenorrhea: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
    Nobutaka Suzuki
    Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
    J Reprod Med 53:338-46. 2008

Collaborators

  • Nobutaka Suzuki
  • Naohiro Kanayama
  • Kazuo Uebaba
  • Nobuhiko Moniwa
  • Koji Koike

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Pycnogenol alleviates pain associated with pregnancy
    Takafumi Kohama
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keiju Medical Center, Tomioka chou 94, Nanao City, Ishikawa Pref, Japan
    Phytother Res 20:232-4. 2006
    ..No unwanted effects were observed in the Pycnogenol group. These results indicate the potential of Pycnogenol to reduce pain associated with pregnancy...
  2. ncbi Effect of French maritime pine bark extract on endometriosis as compared with leuprorelin acetate
    Takafumi Kohama
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keiju Medical Center, Tomioka chou 94, Nanao City, Ishokawa, Japan
    J Reprod Med 52:703-8. 2007
    ..To clarify the effect of Pycnogenol (Horphag Research, Geneva, Switzerland), French maritime pine bark extract, on endometriosis...
  3. ncbi Analgesic efficacy of French maritime pine bark extract in dysmenorrhea: an open clinical trial
    Takafumi Kohama
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keiju Medical Center, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
    J Reprod Med 49:828-32. 2004
    ..The number of days with back pain decreased. The number of days with pain was significantly lower (p < 0.01) in the second cycle of treatment with Pycnogenol. CONCLUSION: Pycnogenol has a potential analgesic effect on menstrual pain...
  4. ncbi The effect of soybeans on the anovulatory cycle
    Takafumi Kohama
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keiju Medical Center, Nanao, Japan
    J Med Food 8:550-1. 2005
    ..On the other hand, in the C group, improved ovulation was seen in two patients, and two patients had anovular menstruation. In conclusion, black soybean has the potential to improve the anovular menstrual cycle...
  5. ncbi French maritime pine bark extract significantly lowers the requirement for analgesic medication in dysmenorrhea: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
    Nobutaka Suzuki
    Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
    J Reprod Med 53:338-46. 2008
    ..A previous open study demonstrated that French maritime pine bark extract (Pycnogenol) may soothe menstrual pain in dysmenorrhea. We thus investigated the effects of Pycnogenol on menstrual pain in a double-blind study...