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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2025

Effect of Oral Probiotics Use in HR-HPV Clearance, a Retrospective Study.

Mustafa Şahin, Özgün Ceylan

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Article in International journal of women's health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mustafa ŞahinDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2126-6479
Özgün CeylanDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-9975-2058

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Abstract

Purpose: This study investigates the effects of oral administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus on the clearance of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) and cervical cytology outcomes. Patients and Methods: In this retrospective observational study, histology results were analyzed from patient files and pathology reports of 218 patients who were positive for cervical HR-HPV DNA and had no evidence of high-grade cervical intraepithelial lesions. The study group (n=105) consisted of patients who had used V-Flora oral capsules containing L. rhamnosus and zinc for three months. We compared HR-HPV DNA and cervical cytology results between the study and control groups at 6 and 12 months. Results: No significant differences were found in HR-HPV clearance or cervical cytology results between users and non-users of L. rhamnosus at both 6 and 12 months Conclusion: The anticipated beneficial effects of oral administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus on HR-HPV clearance and cervical cytology outcomes were not demonstrated in this study. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.

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HR-HPV clearancehuman papillomavirusLactobacillus rhamnosusoral probiotic usevaginal microbiota

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