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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Volume 191, Issue -, Pages 48-50Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.05.026
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Hormonal contraception; Oestrogen; Hyaluronic acid; Dyspareunia; Sexual function
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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of topical vaginal estrogens in comparison to hyaluronic acid for the treatment of de novo dyspareunia in women using hormonal oral contraceptive (COC). Study design: Consecutive sexually active women using COC and complaining of de novo dyspareunia were enrolled in the study. Two attending physicians were involved in the study: the first, prescribed a 12-week vaginal estrogenic therapy with estriol 50 mu g/g gel twice a week (group 1) and the second a hyaluronic acid vaginal gel therapy once a day (group 2). We evaluated dyspareunia levels using visual analogic scale (VAS) and sexual function using Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Vaginal atrophy was graded per the vaginal maturation index (VM). Results: Overall, 31 women were enrolled. Seventeen and 14 patients were allocated in group 1 and 2, respectively. In both groups, after the topical therapy, dyspareunia, sexual function and VM were significantly improved. However, patients in group 1 experienced a significantly lower score of dyspareunia than patients in the group 2 (2 (1-7) vs. 4(2-7); p = 0.02). Additionally, women in the group 1 had higher FSFI (29.20 (24.60-34.50) vs. 28.10 (23.60-36.50); p = 0.04) scores and VM (73.80 (+/- 8.78) vs. 64.50 (+/- 12.75); p = 0.003) values in comparison to the patients in group 2. Conclusions: Our study showed that vaginal supplementation with estriol 50 mu g/g gel or with hyaluronic acid could reduce the de novo dyspareunia related to COC. In this cluster of patients, both treatments improve sexuality. However, estriol 50 mu g/g gel appears to be significantly more effective in comparison with hyaluronic acid. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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