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Post menopausal women's sexual satisfaction: Effect of oral capsule of mixed Tribulus Terrestris, Zingiber Officinale, Crocus Sativus and Cinnamomum Verum: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

S. Taavoni*
Affiliation:
Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) & Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Research Institute for Islamic & Complementary Medicine (RICM), Faculty of Medicine, Tehran, Iran
N. Nazem Ekbatani
Affiliation:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Reproductive Group, Tehran, Iran
S.A. Gooshegir
Affiliation:
Iran University of Medical Sciences IUMS, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran, Iran
H. Haghani
Affiliation:
Iran University of Medical Sciences IUMS, Faculty of Management, Tehran, Iran
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Sexual satisfaction decreases during postmenopause life and may improve by various methods of complementary therapy such as use of herbal medicine.

Aim

To asses the effect of oral capsule of mixed Tribulus Terrestris, Zingiber Officinale, Crocus Sativus and Cinnamomum Verum on postmenopausal women's sexual satisfaction.

Methods

In this triple blind randomized control clinical trial, 80 healthy volunteer postmenopause women with age 50–60 years old in one of clinics of west of Tehran had been involved (year 2013–2014). Participants were randomly assigned to intervention and placebo group and received one month same shape capsules two times in a day. Tools of this study had two main parts of personal characteristics and sexual satisfaction. All ethical points were considered and approved by Ethics committee of Research Institute for Islamic & Complementary Medicine (RICM, IUMS).

Results

After a month intervention, there is significant increase in the mean score of sexual satisfaction between two groups (P = 0.01), but when sexual satisfaction compared with pre-menopausal time in two groups, t-test results showed no significant difference (P = 0.16).

Conclusions

Use of oral capsule of mixed Tribulus Terrestris, Zingiber Officinale, Crocus Sativus and Cinnamomum Verum two times a day for a month could improve sexual satisfaction in postmenopausal women. Referring to no significant change with comparing premenopause time, it sounds they have same satisfaction as premenopause time. There were no side effects during study and one month follow-up. It is suggested to do same research on sexual satisfaction and function with more month intervention.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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EV1228
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016
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