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ArticleJournal of pharmacopuncture2021

Chamomile Extract versus Clotrimazole Vaginal Cream in Treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A Randomized Double-Blind Control Trial.

Zahra Shiravani, Tahereh Poordast, Shaghayegh Moradi Alamdarloo, Fateme Sadat Najib, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki

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Article in Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zahra ShiravaniInfertility Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-2954
Tahereh PoordastInfertility Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0151-978X
Shaghayegh Moradi AlamdarlooDepartment of Perinatology, Maternal-fetal Medicine Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-4906
Fateme Sadat NajibInfertility Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3396-145X
Fatemeh HosseinzadehDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Estahban branch, Islamic Azad University, Estahban, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6240-9483
Hadi Raeisi ShahrakiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-5587
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Estahban Branch · IRShahrekord University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesVulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) treatment is advised for all women due to its symptoms and complications. In this study, the standard treatment, clotrimazole, was compared with chamomile extract cream in outpatient clinics.

methodsWe recruited 73 women with VVC, who were randomly allocated into two groups, clotrimazole

resultsThirty patients in each group were analyzed. There was no significant difference in age and number of pregnancies between groups (p = 0.85 and 0.09, respectively). Comparing before and after treatment, cheese like discharge (p < 0.001), itching (p < 0.001), burning (p < 0.001) had significantly improved in both groups. Further, the recovery percentage was not significantly different between groups (88.9%

conclusionChamomile is as effective as clotrimazole in VVC treatment; a higher percentage of women who used this medication recovered, although this did not reach significance. In addition, no complications were reported in either group.

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chamomileclotrimazolevulvovaginal candidiasis

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