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ArticleJournal of menopausal medicine2020

Gold Thread Implantation for Female Sexual Dysfunction and Vaginal Laxity: A Preliminary Investigation.

Su Mi Kim, Young Seok Won, Seul Ki Kim

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Article in Journal of menopausal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Su Mi KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.
Young Seok WonJungDaWoon Clinic, Seongnam, Korea. unasyn12@naver.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6792-8944
Seul Ki KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1647-6711
Seoul National University · KRDaewoo Pharma (South Korea) · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe evaluated the efficacy of gold thread implantation (GTI) in the vulva and vagina to improve female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and vaginal laxity.

methodsA retrospective chart review was conducted on 46 women who underwent GTI between 2017 and 2018 at our institution. Physicians interviewed patients using questionnaires at baseline and 1-3 months post-treatment. The questionnaires consisted of eight questions: vaginal laxity, vaginal dryness, pain during intercourse, sexual satisfaction during intercourse, sexual arousal confidence, sexual satisfaction of partner, frequency, and maintaining lubrication.

resultsOverall, participants experienced significant improvement after GTI treatment (

conclusionsGTI may be an option for FSD and vaginal laxity.

Indexed as

Atrophic vaginitisDyspareuniaGoldNeedleSexual dysfunction

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PMID32893514
PMCPMC7475290
OpenAlexW3083504462

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