PapersPMID:36457653
Effects of Aromatherapy With Citrus Aurantium Lavender on Sexual Function of Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
What moved
1 findingHow to read these marks →“Women who received Citrus aurantium aroma had a significantly greater improvement in the FSFI total score and all six its domains compared to women who received placebo.”
- Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Dose studied
- 2 drops of 10% essential oil on the forearm skin, inhaled for 5 minutes at 30 cm from the nose, twice a day, 4 consecutive days per week for 4 weeks
- Population
- Postmenopausal women aged 45-60 years in Ahvaz, Iran, with a baseline FSFI score of 28 or less; comparator was almond oil applied and inhaled in the same manner
Study record
- Design
- randomised controlled trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- postmenopausal women referred to two health centers in Ahvaz, Iran
- Participants
- 80
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- 28 days
- Endpoints measured
- 6