Bee-honey and yogurt: a novel mixture for treating patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical and mycological cure rates of a novel mixture consisting of Bee-honey and yogurt compared to local antifungal agents for treating patients with vulvo-vaginal candidiasis (VVC) during pregnancy.MATERIALS AND METHODS
This is a prospective comparative study which included 129 patients with VVC during pregnancy. The participants were allocated into study group (n = 82) who received a mixture of Bee-honey and yogurt vaginally and control group (n = 47) who received local anti-fungal agents. The Chi-square test was used to evaluate the clinical and mycological cure rates and the side-effects of both modes of therapy.RESULTS
The clinical cure rate was significantly higher in the study than the control group (87.8 vs. 72.3%, respectively) while the mycological cure rate was higher in the control than the study group (91.5 vs. 76.9%, respectively). Both types of therapy were favorably tolerated by most of the patients. Side effects were reported only in 24.3 and 29.7% of patients in group I and II, respectively (p < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS
The mixture of Bee-honey and yogurt produced a high clinical cure rate and a reasonable mycological cure rate. It can be used as a complementary or an alternative to antifungal agents especially in patients with VVC during pregnancy.Links
Authors+Show Affiliations
,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt, allam30@yahoo.com.
,Source
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 286:1 2012 Jul pg 109-14
MeSH
Administration, IntravaginalAdult
Animals
Bees
Candida
Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal
Female
Honey
Humans
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Yogurt
Pub Type(s)
Comparative StudyEvaluation Studies
Journal Article
Language
eng
PubMed ID
22314434
Citation
TY - JOUR
T1 - Bee-honey and yogurt: a novel mixture for treating patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy.
AU - Abdelmonem,Allam M,
AU - Rasheed,Salah M,
AU - Mohamed,Abeer Sh,
Y1 - 2012/02/08/
PY - 2011/10/20/received
PY - 2012/01/23/accepted
PY - 2012/2/9/entrez
PY - 2012/2/9/pubmed
PY - 2015/12/31/medline
SP - 109
EP - 14
JF - Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
JO - Arch. Gynecol. Obstet.
VL - 286
IS - 1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical and mycological cure rates of a novel mixture consisting of Bee-honey and yogurt compared to local antifungal agents for treating patients with vulvo-vaginal candidiasis (VVC) during pregnancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a prospective comparative study which included 129 patients with VVC during pregnancy. The participants were allocated into study group (n = 82) who received a mixture of Bee-honey and yogurt vaginally and control group (n = 47) who received local anti-fungal agents. The Chi-square test was used to evaluate the clinical and mycological cure rates and the side-effects of both modes of therapy. RESULTS: The clinical cure rate was significantly higher in the study than the control group (87.8 vs. 72.3%, respectively) while the mycological cure rate was higher in the control than the study group (91.5 vs. 76.9%, respectively). Both types of therapy were favorably tolerated by most of the patients. Side effects were reported only in 24.3 and 29.7% of patients in group I and II, respectively (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The mixture of Bee-honey and yogurt produced a high clinical cure rate and a reasonable mycological cure rate. It can be used as a complementary or an alternative to antifungal agents especially in patients with VVC during pregnancy.
SN - 1432-0711
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22314434/abstract/Bee_honey_and_yogurt:_a_novel_mixture_for_treating_patients_with_vulvovaginal_candidiasis_during_pregnancy_
L2 - https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2242-5
ER -
