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the impact of date palm pollen capsule on vaginal iubrication and dyspareunia in menopausal woman
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نویسنده
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sadeghi goghari somayeh ,yousefzadeh sedigheh ,rakhshandeh hassan ,dadghar salameh ,mazloom reza
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منبع
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journal of midwifery and reproductive health - 2018 - دوره : 6 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:1399 -1408
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چکیده
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Background & aim: estrogen and androgen deficiency in menopause leads to poor vulvovaginal blood flow, vaginal dryness, and dyspareunia which can reduce the quality of life among the women. in this regard, this study investigated the impact of date palm pollen capsules on vaginal lubrication and dyspareunia in postmenopausal women. methods: the present triple-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted on 60 menopausal women aged 40-65 years, who referred to the health centers affiliated to the mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran, in 2015. the subjects were randomly assigned to two groups of intervention and placebo (n=30), receiving date palm pollen and placebo capsules (350 mg, daily), respectively, for 35 days. the data were collected at two stages (at the baseline and after treatment) using the female sexual function index, a part of which evaluated vaginal lubrication and dyspareunia. data analysis was performed in spss (version 16) using the independent t-test, mann-whitney u test, and ancova. results: there was a significant difference between the two groups after the intervention in terms of vaginal lubrication (p<0.001) and dyspareunia (p=0.048). the results of the ancova revealed a significant difference between the intervention and placebo groups regarding the two investigated domains of sexual function by controlling the effect of the confounding factors. conclusion: as the findings indicated, the administration of date palm pollen could improve vaginal lubrication and reduce dyspareunia in the postmenopausal women.
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کلیدواژه
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date palm pollen ,dyspareunia ,vaginal lubrication ,menopause
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آدرس
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mashhad university of medical sciences, school of nursing and midwifery, department of midwifery, ایران, mashhad university of medical sciences, school of nursing and midwifery, department of midwifery, ایران, mashhad university of medical sciences, pharmacologic and medical plants research center, department of pharmacology, ایران, mashhad university of medical sciences, faculty of medicine, department of obstetrics and gynecology, ایران, mashhad university of medical sciences, nursing and midwifery care research center, school of nursing and midwifery, department of medical surgical nursing, ایران
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پست الکترونیکی
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mazlomr@mums.ac.ir
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