355097

Efficacy of Honey Vaginal Application on A Wide Scale of Patients with Dyspareunia

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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5. Psychosexual and Adolescent Gynaecology

Abstract

Objective: Most people who lead healthy lifestyles tend to use natural products as supplements, complementary medicine or alternative treatments. Honey is God's precious gift to mankind. Honey has been highly appreciated and extensively used since ancient history due to its high nutritional and therapeutic values we aim to assess the effectiveness of intravaginal honey in reducing dyspareunia.
Materials and Methods: Our study took place in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kasr Elainy From May 2018 till August 2019 the study was done on 300 participants, according to the calculated Sample size. The participants were divided into Group A (150 participants) and Group B (150 participants). Group A received Placebo treatment in the form of KY gel to be applied by the patient intravaginally for 3 weeks, while group B would apply pure bee honey intravaginally also for 3 weeks.
Results: Applying pure bee Honey intravaginally daily at bed time can help moisturize dry vagina and treat infection and thus improve symptoms of dyspareunia. Honey is superior to Ky gel with the same over the counter availability with no side effects.
Conclusion: Reduction of Dyspareunia can be one of the many benefits of honey and improvement was related to consistent use.

DOI

10.21608/ebwhj.2024.260664.1289

Keywords

Dyspareunia, intravaginal honey, pilot study

Authors

First Name

Aimy

Last Name

Essam

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Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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aimyesam8@gmail.com

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First Name

Ahmed

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Hefny

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Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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ahmedhefny@gmail.com

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First Name

Essam

Last Name

Salah

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Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, new Giza University, Giza, Egypt

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emadsalah@gmail.com

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Volume

14

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2

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47671

Issue Date

2024-05-01

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2024-01-04

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2024-05-01

Page Start

191

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196

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2090-7265

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2090-7257

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366

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Evidence Based Women's Health Journal

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https://ebwhj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Efficacy of Honey Vaginal Application on A Wide Scale of Patients with Dyspareunia

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23 Dec 2024