Draft:Michael Armour

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{{Short description|Leading women's health researcher in Australasia}}

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Michael Armour is an Associate Professor in reproductive health and the Director of Research at the NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University.{{Cite web |last=Western Sydney University |title=Mike Armour |url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/nicm/about_us/people/researchers/mike_armour}} He is a prominent researcher in women's health, focused on endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, menstrual health literacy, and use of complementary and alternative medicine.

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Early Life and Education

Armour completed his honours degree in biomedicine at the University of Auckland, before moving to Western Sydney University's NICM Health Research Institute to study traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. He earned his PhD titled 'The effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea : a mixed methods study' in 2016.The effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea : a mixed methods study. Armour, M. (Author). 2015 Western Sydney University thesis: Doctoral thesis

Academic Career

Armour undertakes clinical trials focused on endometriosis, primary dysmenorrhea, menstrual health, often involving complementary therapies such as acupuncture, medicinal cannabis and other natural products. He has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles and contributed to several textbook chapters, including on medicinal cannabis and endometriosis.{{Cite web |last=ORCID |title=Mike Armour Researcher Profile |url=https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7539-9851 |access-date=}}

He is the Academic Lead of the Menstrual Cycle Research Network (MCRN),{{Cite web |last=Western Sydney University |title=Menstrual Cycle Research Network |url=https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/thri/research/culture_society/menstrual_cycle_research_network}} Chair of the Australasian Interdisciplinary Researchers in Endometriosis (AIRE), a World Endometriosis Society Ambassador{{Cite web |last=World Endometriosis Ambassador |title=Mike Armour |date=26 January 2022 |url=https://www.worldendosociety.org/ambassadors/armour-mike}} and was the complementary medicine expert on the Endometriosis Expert Working Group (EEWG) for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), that developed Australia's first national guideline for endometriosis in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Australian Government Department of Health. |date=2021 |title=Australian clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. |url=https://www.health.gov.au/news/australian-living-evidence-guideline-endometriosis}}

Armour is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, undertaking Trans-Tasman research projects in womens health.Black M, Perry B, Walton M, Semprini A, Armour M. Prevalence, impact and management strategies for dysmenorrhea in Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping review. N Z Med J. 2025 Jan 24;138(1608):107-117. doi: 10.26635/6965.6748. PMID: 39847740.Tewhaiti-Smith J, Semprini A, Bush D, Anderson A, Eathorne A, Johnson N, Girling J, East M, Marriott J, Armour M. An Aotearoa New Zealand survey of the impact and diagnostic delay for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. Sci Rep. 2022 Mar 15;12(1):4425. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-08464-x. PMID: 35292715; PMCID: PMC8924267.

Selected works

Armour M, Smith CA, Wang LQ, Naidoo D, Yang GY, MacPherson H, Lee MS, Hay P. Acupuncture for Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med. 2019 Jul 31;8(8):1140. doi: 10.3390/jcm8081140. PMID: 31370200; PMCID: PMC6722678.

Armour M, Parry K, Manohar N, Holmes K, Ferfolja T, Curry C, MacMillan F, Smith CA. The Prevalence and Academic Impact of Dysmenorrhea in 21,573 Young Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 Aug;28(8):1161-1171. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7615. Epub 2019 Jun 6. PMID: 31170024.

Armour M, Sinclair J, Chalmers KJ, Smith CA. Self-management strategies amongst Australian women with endometriosis: a national online survey. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019 Jan 15;19(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2431-x. PMID: 30646891; PMCID: PMC6332532.

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