Liang AL, Gingher EL, Coleman JS. Medical cannabis for gynecologic pain conditions: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 2022;139.
The authors provided this information as a supplement to their article.
©2022 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Page 1 of 5
Appendix 1. Systematic Literature Search Total number of results: 5,189
Number after removal of duplicates: 3,997 Number of duplicates removed: 1,192
PubMed
1,614 results May032021
("Female"[Mesh] OR "Women"[Mesh] OR woman[tw] OR womans[tw] OR woman’s[tw] OR women[tw]
OR womens[tw] OR women’s[tw] OR female[tw] OR females[tw] OR feminine[tw])
AND ("Cannabis"[Mesh] OR "Cannabinoids"[Mesh] OR "Medical Marijuana"[Mesh] OR cannabi*[tw] OR endocannabi*[tw] OR marijuana*[tw] OR marihuana*[tw] OR hemp[tw] OR hemps[tw] OR hashish*[tw]
OR bhang*[tw] OR ganja*[tw] OR "Endocannabinoids"[Mesh] OR "Marijuana Use"[Mesh] OR THC[tw]
OR THCs[tw] OR CBD[tw] OR CBDs[tw] OR dexanabinol[tw] OR dextronantradol[tw] OR dronabinol[tw]
OR endocannabi*[tw] OR lenabasum[tw] OR levonantradol[tw] OR methanandamide[tw] OR "n
oleoylethanolamine"[tw] OR nabiximols[tw] OR nantradol[tw] OR "noladin ether"[tw] OR palmidrol[tw]
OR tetrahydrocannabi*[tw] OR virodhamine[tw] OR anandamide[tw] OR deacetyllevonantradol[tw] OR phytocannabi*[tw] OR arachidonoylethanolamine[tw] OR carboxytetrahydrocannabi*[tw] OR
impulsin[tw] OR palmitamide[tw] OR palmitoylethanolamine[tw] OR palmitoylethanolamide[tw] OR
“nantradol hydrochloride”[tw] OR sativex[tw] OR ethanolamine[tw] OR “n oleoyl”[tw] OR
oleoylethanolamide[tw] OR ethanesulfonamide[tw] OR propylamide[tw] OR eicosatetraenamide[tw] OR
“levo nantradol”[tw] OR levonantradol[tw] OR “ajulemic acid”[tw] OR anabasum[tw] OR resunab[tw] OR endocannabi*[tw] OR “dextro nantradol”[tw] OR “deacetyl levonantradol”[tw] OR eucannabi*[tw] OR charas[tw] OR “benzamide maleate”[tw] OR cardiolrx[tw] OR epidiolex[tw] OR epidyolex[tw] OR nabidiolex[tw] OR arachidonoylethanolamide[tw] OR arachidonylethanolamide[tw] OR
arachidonamide[tw] OR arachidonoylethanolamine[tw] OR “methylcannabi*”[tw] OR dimethylcannabi*[tw] OR “naphthalenyl methanone”[tw] OR “hydroxy dronabinol”[tw] OR arachidonylglycerol[tw] OR “arachidonate glycerol”[tw] OR naphthalenylmethanone[tw]) AND
("Pain"[Mesh:NoExp] OR "Abdominal Pain"[Mesh] OR "Back Pain"[Mesh] OR "Breakthrough Pain"[Mesh]
OR "Cancer Pain"[Mesh] OR "Chronic Pain"[Mesh] OR "Flank Pain"[Mesh] OR "Low Back Pain"[Mesh] OR
"Musculoskeletal Pain"[Mesh] OR "Myalgia"[Mesh] OR "Neuralgia"[Mesh:NoExp] OR "Nociceptive Pain"[Mesh] OR "Piriformis Muscle Syndrome"[Mesh] OR "Pudendal Neuralgia"[Mesh] OR
"Sciatica"[Mesh] OR "Pain, Intractable"[Mesh] OR "Pain, Referred"[Mesh] OR "Pelvic Girdle Pain"[Mesh]
OR "Pelvic Pain"[Mesh] OR "Visceral Pain"[Mesh] OR cystalgia*[tw] OR "Pudendal Neuralgia"[tw] OR
"Sciatica"[tw] OR myalgia*[tw] OR neuralgia*[tw] OR "Piriformis Syndrome"[tw] OR "Piriformis Muscle Syndrome"[tw] OR backache*[tw] OR "back ache*"[tw] OR sciatic[tw] OR "Pain Management"[Mesh] OR
"Pain Measurement"[Mesh] OR "Pain Clinics"[Mesh] OR "Analgesia"[Mesh] OR pain[tw] OR pains[tw] OR painful*[tw] OR "nociception test*"[tw] OR "Formalin test*"[tw] OR analgesia*[tw] OR analgesic*[tw]
OR anodyne*[tw] OR analgetic*[tw] OR "Dysmenorrhea"[Mesh] OR "Endometriosis"[Mesh] OR
“Adenomyosis”[Mesh] OR "Vagina"[Mesh] OR "Women's Health"[Mesh] OR "Women's Health
Services"[Mesh] OR "Pelvic Floor Disorders"[Mesh] OR "Pelvic Floor"[Mesh] OR “pelvis floor muscle”[tw]
Liang AL, Gingher EL, Coleman JS. Medical cannabis for gynecologic pain conditions: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 2022;139.
The authors provided this information as a supplement to their article.
©2022 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Page 2 of 5
OR dyspareunia[tw] OR "Women's Health"[tw] OR "Womens Health"[tw] OR "Women Health"[tw] OR
"Woman's Health"[tw] OR "Womans Health"[tw] OR "Woman Health"[tw] OR "Vulvodynia"[Mesh] OR
"Dyspareunia"[Mesh] OR "Adenomyosis"[tw] OR cystalgia[tw] OR dysmenorrhea*[tw] OR
endometrioma*[tw] OR endometrios*[tw] OR "pelvic diaphragm*"[tw] OR "pelvic floor*"[tw] OR "pelvic floor disorder"[tw] OR "pelvic floor disorders"[tw] OR "pelvic floor dysfunction"[tw] OR "pelvis
floor*"[tw] OR vulvodynia*[tw] OR "Vulvovaginal"[tw] OR "Vaginismus"[tw] OR "vulva"[tw] OR vagina*[tw] OR Uterus[tw] OR uterine[tw] OR uteri[tw] OR "Dysmenorrhea"[Mesh] OR "Vulva"[Mesh]
OR "Uterus"[Mesh] OR "Cystitis, Interstitial"[Mesh] OR “interstitial cyst*”[tw]) NOT ("Animals"[Mesh] NOT "Humans"[Mesh])
AND (English[lang]) AND (1990/01/01:2021/12/31[dp]) NOT ("Case Reports" [Publication Type])
Embase
2,833 results May032021 ('female'/exp
OR woman:ti,ab,kw OR womans:ti,ab,kw OR woman$s:ti,ab,kw OR women:ti,ab,kw OR womens:ti,ab,kw OR women$s:ti,ab,kw OR female:ti,ab,kw OR females:ti,ab,kw OR feminine:ti,ab,kw)
AND
('cannabinoid'/exp OR 'cannabis'/exp OR 'medical cannabis'/exp
OR cannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR endocannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR marijuana*:ti,ab,kw OR
marihuana*:ti,ab,kw OR hemp:ti,ab,kw OR hemps:ti,ab,kw OR hashish*:ti,ab,kw OR bhang*:ti,ab,kw OR ganja*:ti,ab,kw OR 'endocannabinoid'/exp OR 'cannabis use'/exp OR THC:ti,ab,kw OR THCs:ti,ab,kw OR CBD:ti,ab,kw OR CBDs:ti,ab,kw
OR dexanabinol:ti,ab,kw OR dextronantradol:ti,ab,kw OR dronabinol:ti,ab,kw OR endocannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR lenabasum:ti,ab,kw OR levonantradol:ti,ab,kw OR methanandamide:ti,ab,kw OR
"n oleoylethanolamine":ti,ab,kw OR nabiximols:ti,ab,kw OR nantradol:ti,ab,kw OR
"noladin ether":ti,ab,kw OR palmidrol:ti,ab,kw OR tetrahydrocannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR virodhamine:ti,ab,kw OR anandamide:ti,ab,kw OR deacetyllevonantradol:ti,ab,kw OR phytocannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR arachidonoy lethanolamine:ti,ab,kw OR carboxytetrahydrocannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR impulsin:ti,ab,kw OR palmitamide:ti, ab,kw OR palmitoylethanolamine:ti,ab,kw OR palmitoylethanolamide:ti,ab,kw OR “nantradol
hydrochloride”:ti,ab,kw OR sativex:ti,ab,kw OR ethanolamine:ti,ab,kw OR “n
oleoyl”:ti,ab,kw OR oleoylethanolamide:ti,ab,kw OR ethanesulfonamide:ti,ab,kw OR propylamide:ti,ab,k w OR eicosatetraenamide:ti,ab,kw OR “levo nantradol”:ti,ab,kw OR levonantradol:ti,ab,kw OR
“ajulemic acid”:ti,ab,kw OR anabasum:ti,ab,kw OR resunab:ti,ab,kw OR endocannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR
“dextro nantradol”:ti,ab,kw OR “deacetyl
levonantradol”:ti,ab,kw OR eucannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR charas:ti,ab,kw OR “benzamide
maleate”:ti,ab,kw OR cardiolrx:ti,ab,kw OR epidiolex:ti,ab,kw OR epidyolex:ti,ab,kw OR nabidiolex:ti,ab,k w OR arachidonoylethanolamide:ti,ab,kw OR arachidonylethanolamide:ti,ab,kw OR arachidonamide:ti,a b,kw OR arachidonoylethanolamine:ti,ab,kw OR
“methylcannabi*”:ti,ab,kw OR dimethylcannabi*:ti,ab,kw OR “naphthalenyl methanone”:ti,ab,kw OR
Liang AL, Gingher EL, Coleman JS. Medical cannabis for gynecologic pain conditions: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 2022;139.
The authors provided this information as a supplement to their article.
©2022 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Page 3 of 5
“hydroxy dronabinol”:ti,ab,kw OR arachidonylglycerol:ti,ab,kw OR “arachidonate glycerol”:ti,ab,kw OR naphthalenylmethanone:ti,ab,kw)
AND ('pain'/de OR 'abdominal pain'/exp OR 'backache'/de OR 'breakthrough pain'/exp OR 'cancer pain'/exp OR 'chronic pain'/exp OR 'cystalgia'/exp OR 'flank pain'/exp OR 'low back pain'/exp OR 'musculoskeletal pain'/exp OR 'myalgia'/de OR 'neuralgia'/de OR 'neuropathic pain'/exp OR 'nociceptive pain'/exp OR 'piriformis syndrome'/exp OR 'pudendal neuralgia'/exp OR 'sciatica'/exp OR 'intractable pain'/exp OR 'referred pain'/exp OR 'pelvic pain'/exp OR 'pelvic girdle pain'/exp OR 'visceral pain'/exp
OR cystalgia*:ti,ab,kw OR "Pudendal Neuralgia":ti,ab,kw OR "Sciatica":ti,ab,kw OR myalgia*:ti,ab,kw OR neuralgia*:ti,ab,kw OR "Piriformis Syndrome":ti,ab,kw OR "Piriformis Muscle Syndrome":ti,ab,kw OR backache:ti,ab,kw OR "back ache*":ti,ab,kw OR sciatic:ti,ab,kw OR 'analgesia'/exp OR 'pain
assessment'/exp OR 'pain measurement'/exp OR 'pain clinic'/exp OR pain:ti,ab,kw OR pains:ti,ab,kw OR painful*:ti,ab,kw OR "nociception test*":ti,ab,kw OR "Formalin test*":ti,ab,kw OR
analgesia*:ti,ab,kw OR analgesic*:ti,ab,kw OR anodyne*:ti,ab,kw OR analgetic*:ti,ab,kw OR 'adenomyosis'/exp OR 'cystalgia'/exp OR 'dysmenorrhea'/exp OR 'dyspareunia'/exp OR 'endometriosis'/exp OR 'interstitial cystitis'/exp OR 'pelvic floor disorder'/exp OR 'pelvic floor prolapse'/exp OR 'pelvis floor'/exp OR 'pelvis floor muscle'/exp OR 'uterus'/exp OR 'vagina'/exp OR 'vulva'/exp OR 'vulvodynia'/exp OR 'women`s health'/exp OR "adenomyosis":ti,ab,kw OR
'cystalgia':ti,ab,kw OR dysmenorrhea*:ti,ab,kw OR "dyspareunia":ti,ab,kw OR endometrioma*:ti,ab,kw OR endometrios*:ti,ab,kw OR 'interstitial cyst*':ti,ab,kw OR "pelvic diaphragm*":ti,ab,kw OR "pelvic floor*":ti,ab,kw OR "pelvic floor disorder":ti,ab,kw OR "pelvic floor disorders":ti,ab,kw OR "pelvic floor dysfunction":ti,ab,kw OR "pelvis floor*":ti,ab,kw OR uterine:ti,ab,kw OR uteri:ti,ab,kw OR
uterus:ti,ab,kw OR vagina*:ti,ab,kw OR "vaginismus":ti,ab,kw OR "vulva":ti,ab,kw OR vulvodynia*:ti,ab,kw OR "Vulvovaginal":ti,ab,kw OR (woman NEXT/2 health):ti,ab,kw OR 'womans health':ti,ab,kw OR 'woman health':ti,ab,kw OR (women NEXT/2 health):ti,ab,kw OR 'womens health':ti,ab,kw OR 'women health':ti,ab,kw)
NOT ('animal'/exp NOT 'human'/exp) AND ([english]/lim) AND ([1990-2021]/py)
NOT ('case report'/exp OR 'conference paper'/exp OR 'conference abstract'/exp OR 'conference review'/exp)
Scopus
81 results May032021 limited to English and from 1990-present and with removal of records indexed for Medline and Embase – which should be captured by PubMed and Embase
TIT-ABS-KEY(woman OR womans OR woman’s OR women OR womens OR women’s OR female OR females OR feminine)
AND TIT-ABS-KEY(cannabi* OR endocannabi* OR marijuana* OR marihuana* OR hemp OR hemps OR hashish* OR bhang* OR ganja* OR THC OR THCs OR CBD OR CBDs OR dexanabinol OR dextronantradol OR dronabinol OR endocannabi* OR lenabasum OR levonantradol OR methanandamide OR "n
oleoylethanolamine" OR nabiximols OR nantradol OR "noladin ether" OR palmidrol OR
Liang AL, Gingher EL, Coleman JS. Medical cannabis for gynecologic pain conditions: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 2022;139.
The authors provided this information as a supplement to their article.
©2022 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Page 4 of 5
tetrahydrocannabi* OR virodhamine OR anandamide OR deacetyllevonantradol OR phytocannabi* OR arachidonoylethanolamine OR carboxytetrahydrocannabi* OR impulsin OR palmitamide OR
palmitoylethanolamine OR palmitoylethanolamide OR "nantradol hydrochloride" OR sativex OR ethanolamine OR "n oleoyl" OR oleoylethanolamide OR ethanesulfonamide OR propylamide OR
eicosatetraenamide OR "levo nantradol" OR levonantradol OR "ajulemic acid" OR anabasum OR resunab OR endocannabi* OR "dextro nantradol" OR "deacetyl levonantradol" OR eucannabi* OR charas OR
"benzamide maleate" OR cardiolrx OR epidiolex OR epidyolex OR nabidiolex OR arachidonoylethanolamide OR arachidonylethanolamide OR arachidonamide OR
arachidonoylethanolamine OR methylcannabi* OR dimethylcannabi* OR "naphthalenyl methanone" OR
"hydroxy dronabinol" OR arachidonylglycerol OR "arachidonate glycerol" OR naphthalenylmethanone) AND
TIT-ABS-KEY(cystalgia* OR "Pudendal Neuralgia" OR "Sciatica" OR myalgia* OR neuralgia* OR "Piriformis Syndrome" OR "Piriformis Muscle Syndrome" OR backache* OR "back ache*" OR sciatic OR pain OR pains OR painful* OR "nociception test*" OR "Formalin test*" OR analgesia* OR analgesic* OR anodyne*
OR analgetic* OR "pelvis floor muscle" OR dyspareunia OR "Women's Health" OR "Womens Health" OR
"Women Health" OR "Woman's Health" OR "Womans Health" OR "Woman Health" OR adenomyosis OR dysmenorrhea* OR endometrioma* OR endometrios* OR "pelvic diaphragm*" OR "pelvic floor*" OR
"pelvic floor disorder" OR "pelvic floor disorders" OR "pelvic floor dysfunction" OR "pelvis floor*" OR vulvodynia* OR "Vulvovaginal" OR "Vaginismus" OR "vulva" OR vagina* OR Uterus OR uterine OR uteri OR "interstitial cyst*")
AND NOT
(INDEX(medline) OR INDEX(embase))
Cochrane
Search run May032021:
103 reviews 9 Protocols 490 trials
([mh "Female"] OR [mh "Women"] OR woman OR womans OR woman’s OR women OR womens OR women’s OR female OR females OR feminine)
AND ([mh "Cannabis"] OR [mh "Cannabinoids"] OR [mh "Medical Marijuana"] OR cannabi* OR endocannabi*
OR marijuana* OR marihuana* OR hemp OR hemps OR hashish* OR bhang* OR ganja* OR [mh
"Endocannabinoids"] OR [mh "Marijuana Use"] OR THC OR THCs OR CBD OR CBDs OR dexanabinol OR dextronantradol OR dronabinol OR endocannabi* OR lenabasum OR levonantradol OR methanandamide OR "n oleoylethanolamine" OR nabiximols OR nantradol OR "noladin ether" OR palmidrol OR
tetrahydrocannabi* OR virodhamine OR anandamide OR deacetyllevonantradol OR phytocannabi* OR arachidonoylethanolamine OR carboxytetrahydrocannabi* OR impulsin OR palmitamide OR
palmitoylethanolamine OR palmitoylethanolamide OR "nantradol hydrochloride" OR sativex OR ethanolamine OR "n oleoyl" OR oleoylethanolamide OR ethanesulfonamide OR propylamide OR
Liang AL, Gingher EL, Coleman JS. Medical cannabis for gynecologic pain conditions: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 2022;139.
The authors provided this information as a supplement to their article.
©2022 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Page 5 of 5
eicosatetraenamide OR "levo nantradol" OR levonantradol OR "ajulemic acid" OR anabasum OR resunab OR endocannabi* OR "dextro nantradol" OR "deacetyl levonantradol" OR eucannabi* OR charas OR
"benzamide maleate" OR cardiolrx OR epidiolex OR epidyolex OR nabidiolex OR arachidonoylethanolamide OR arachidonylethanolamide OR arachidonamide OR
arachidonoylethanolamine OR methylcannabi* OR dimethylcannabi* OR "naphthalenyl methanone" OR
"hydroxy dronabinol" OR arachidonylglycerol OR "arachidonate glycerol" OR naphthalenylmethanone) AND
([mh ^"Pain"] OR [mh "Abdominal Pain"] OR [mh "Back Pain"] OR [mh "Breakthrough Pain"] OR [mh
"Cancer Pain"] OR [mh "Chronic Pain"] OR [mh "Flank Pain"] OR [mh "Low Back Pain"] OR [mh
"Musculoskeletal Pain"] OR [mh "Myalgia"] OR [mh ^"Neuralgia"] OR [mh "Nociceptive Pain"] OR [mh
"Piriformis Muscle Syndrome"] OR [mh "Pudendal Neuralgia"] OR [mh "Sciatica"] OR [mh "Pain, Intractable"] OR [mh "Pain, Referred"] OR [mh "Pelvic Girdle Pain"] OR [mh "Pelvic Pain"] OR [mh
"Visceral Pain"] OR cystalgia* OR "Pudendal Neuralgia" OR "Sciatica" OR myalgia* OR neuralgia* OR
"Piriformis Syndrome" OR "Piriformis Muscle Syndrome" OR backache* OR (back NEXT/1 ache*) OR sciatic OR [mh "Pain Management"] OR [mh "Pain Measurement"] OR [mh "Pain Clinics"] OR [mh
"Analgesia"] OR pain OR pains OR painful* OR (nociception NEXT/1 test*) OR (Formalin NEXT/1 test*) OR analgesia* OR analgesic* OR anodyne* OR analgetic* OR [mh "Dysmenorrhea"] OR [mh
"Endometriosis"] OR [mh “Adenomyosis”] OR [mh "Vagina"] OR [mh "Women's Health"] OR [mh
"Women's Health Services"] OR [mh "Pelvic Floor Disorders"] OR [mh "Pelvic Floor"] OR "pelvis floor muscle" OR dyspareunia OR "Women's Health" OR "Womens Health" OR "Women Health" OR
"Woman's Health" OR "Womans Health" OR "Woman Health" OR [mh "Vulvodynia"] OR [mh
"Dyspareunia"] OR "adenomyosis" OR cystalgia OR dysmenorrhea* OR endometrioma* OR
endometrios* OR (pelvic NEXT/1 diaphragm*) OR (pelvic NEXT/1 floor*) OR "pelvic floor disorder" OR
"pelvic floor disorders" OR "pelvic floor dysfunction" OR (pelvis NEXT/1 floor*) OR vulvodynia* OR
"Vulvovaginal" OR "Vaginismus" OR "vulva" OR vagina* OR Uterus OR uterine OR uteri OR [mh
"Dysmenorrhea"] OR [mh "Vulva"] OR [mh "Uterus"] OR [mh "Cystitis, Interstitial"] OR (interstitial NEXT/1 cyst*))
Clinicaltrials.gov 59 results May032021
Condition: (woman OR womans OR woman’s OR women OR womens OR women’s OR female OR females OR feminine)
AND
Drug: (cannabis OR cannabinoid OR cannabinoids OR endocannabinoid OR endocannabinoids OR
marijuana OR marihuana OR hemp OR hashish OR bhang OR ganja OR THC OR THCs OR CBD OR CBDs OR dronabinol OR tetrahydrocannabinoid)