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Bee-honey and yogurt: a novel mixture for treating patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy

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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.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

    Allam M. Abdelmonem & Salah M. Rasheed

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

    Abeer Sh Mohamed

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Abdelmonem, A.M., Rasheed, S.M. & Mohamed, A.S. Bee-honey and yogurt: a novel mixture for treating patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy. Arch Gynecol Obstet 286, 109–114 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2242-5

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