dyspareunia. Dyspareunia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: for 4 weeks, 1 to 3 times a week, and 5 minutes before having sex, 3 cc (equivalent to one teaspoon) should be rubbed gently and roundly on clitoral area and vagina
Sponsors
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Vice chancellor for research
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
45 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Giving a written consent Having literacy Being iranian and living in Mashhad Age 45 t0 65 years Married and having an intact marriage Do not have chronic medical history that affect on sexual function Having sex Pass at least one year from the last menstruation Complaints from the dispareunia (earning at least one rating based on the Marinof scale score)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Vaginal infection(vaginose bacteriana, tricomonasis) Any major diseases of the genital tract (PID, uterine prolapse, cystocele, rectocele) Hormone therapy or sexual hormones consumption within 8 weeks before the study Smoking and Alcohol Women with uterine bleeding or spotting and the high consumption of other phytoestrogenic drugs (soy, red clover, fenugreek,Vitex agnus) over the past month
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dyspareunia. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Marinof dyspareunia scale.;Sexual satisfaction. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: sabbatsberg sexual satisfaction questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFarzane Karimi
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Outcome results
None listed