Efficacy of Honey Vaginal Application on A Wide Scale of Patients with Dyspareunia
Essam, A., Hefny, A., Salah, E. (2024). Efficacy of Honey Vaginal Application on A Wide Scale of Patients with Dyspareunia. EKB Journal Management System, 14(2), 191-196. doi: 10.21608/ebwhj.2024.260664.1289
Aimy Essam; Ahmed Hefny; Essam Salah. "Efficacy of Honey Vaginal Application on A Wide Scale of Patients with Dyspareunia". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 2, 2024, 191-196. doi: 10.21608/ebwhj.2024.260664.1289
Essam, A., Hefny, A., Salah, E. (2024). 'Efficacy of Honey Vaginal Application on A Wide Scale of Patients with Dyspareunia', EKB Journal Management System, 14(2), pp. 191-196. doi: 10.21608/ebwhj.2024.260664.1289
Essam, A., Hefny, A., Salah, E. Efficacy of Honey Vaginal Application on A Wide Scale of Patients with Dyspareunia. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 14(2): 191-196. doi: 10.21608/ebwhj.2024.260664.1289

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

Evidence Based Women's Health Journal
Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2024, Page 191-196  XML PDF (350.54 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ebwhj.2024.260664.1289
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Authors
Aimy Essam email 1; Ahmed Hefny2; Essam Salah3
1Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
2Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
3Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, new Giza University, Giza, Egypt
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.
Keywords
Dyspareunia; intravaginal honey; pilot study
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