Effect of fennel vaginal cream on sexual function in postmenopausal women: A double blind randomized controlled trial
| العنوان: | Effect of fennel vaginal cream on sexual function in postmenopausal women: A double blind randomized controlled trial |
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| المؤلفون: | Parvin Abedi, Masumeh Yaralizadeh, Forough Namjoyan, Mahin Najafian |
| المصدر: | Journal of Medicine and Life Scopus-Elsevier Europe PubMed Central |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, sexual function, postmenopausal women, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, law.invention, Double blind, Placebos, Randomized controlled trial, Double-Blind Method, law, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Demography, Postmenopausal women, business.industry, Plant Extracts, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Middle Aged, Postmenopause, Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological, Foeniculum, Fennel vaginal cream, sexual dysfunction, Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies, Female, Original Article, Sexual function, business |
| الوصف: | Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of fennel on sexual function in postmenopausal women. It was a randomized controlled trial in 60 postmenopausal women with sexual dysfunction who were randomly assigned to two groups receiving either fennel vaginal cream (n=30) or placebo (n=30). Vaginal atrophy in the women was assessed using symptoms such as pallor, dryness, dyspareunia, itching and burning. The pH of the vagina and cytology of the vaginal mucosa were also measured at baseline and 8 weeks after the intervention. All participants were requested to fill out the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) at baseline and after 8 weeks. The intervention group was requested to use fennel vaginal cream (5 grams) every night, while the control group used placebo each night for 8 weeks. The data were analyzed using the independent t-test and Chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. All areas of sexual function including arousal, lubrication, orgasm, sexual satisfaction and pain improved in both fennel and placebo groups after 8 weeks; however, the differences in the fennel group were more evident (p |
| تدمد: | 1844-3117 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::2c852c6a868b1cd502a7290334b4af18Test https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29696061Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....2c852c6a868b1cd502a7290334b4af18 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 18443117 |
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