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Trial reportScientific reports2025

The effect of probiotic supplementation on sexual function in premenopausal and menopausal women: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Roghayyeh Valizadeh, Fatemeh Borhani, Fatemeh Shabani, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Roghayyeh ValizadehDepartment of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Fatemeh BorhaniDepartment of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Fatemeh ShabaniDepartment of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mojgan MirghafourvandSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. mirghafourvand@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual activity is an important component of women's lives, which may affect their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of probiotic supplementation on sexual function (primary outcome) and quality of life (secondary outcome). This double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on 64 premenopausal and menopausal women with sexual dysfunction attending health centers in Tabriz, Iran. Participants were randomly assigned to the probiotic and placebo groups using block randomization method. The probiotic group received a 250 mg capsule containing 3 × 10

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Dietary SupplementsMenopausePremenopauseProbioticsSexual BehaviorSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansIranLactobacillus acidophilusMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesLactobacillus acidophilusMenopausePremenopauseProbioticsSexuality

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PMID41326645
PMCPMC12789499

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