Application of Alive Collagen supplement in genitourinary menopausal syndrome
Bakhtiyarov K.R., Kuzmina P.I., Cherkashina A.V.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Alive Collagen in postmenopausal women with genitourinary menopausal syndrome (GMS).
Materials and methods: This was a single-center, uncontrolled before-after study. Twenty-five women aged 50–68 years (mean age is 59.44±5.39 years) diagnosed with postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis were examined at the Family Clinic from April to June 2023. The efficacy of taking Alive Collagen at a dosage of 15 g/day for 12 weeks was evaluated. The analysis was carried out using a questionnaire with calculation of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and visual analog scale developed by R. Nappi.
Results: The postmenopausal period lasted 7±2.40 years, the duration of GMS symptoms ranged from 2 to 10 years (mean period is 5.44±2.63 years). In 12 weeks after taking Alive Collagen, the women noticed a decrease in the symptoms of GMS, namely, itching, burning, and vaginal dryness; a decrease in the severity of dyspareunia was also revealed. FSFI increased from 15.36±4.33 before therapy to 21.58±3.94 after collagen supplementation for 12 weeks. No adverse side effects were detected.
Conclusion: The patients suffering from various symptoms of GMS and having contraindications to menopausal hormone therapy can have a possible alternative to improve their quality of life by taking Alive Collagen supplement at a dose of 15 g/day 30 minutes before meals for 12 weeks.
Authors’ contributions: Bakhtiyarov K.R. – developing the concept and design of the study, editing the text; Kuzmina P.I., Cherkashina A.V. – collecting and processing the material; Cherkashina A.V. – statistical data processing; Bakhtiyarov K.R., Kuzmina P.I., Cherkashina A.V. – writing the text.
Conflicts of interest: Authors declare lack of the possible conflicts of interests.
Funding: The study was sponsored by the First Alive Collagen company.
Ethical Approval: The study was approved by the Ethical Review Board of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia (Sechenov University).
Patient Consent for Publication: The patients provided an informed consent for the publication of their data.
Authors’ Data Sharing Statement: The data supporting the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author after approval from the principal investigator.
For citation: Bakhtiyarov K.R., Kuzmina P.I., Cherkashina A.V. Application of Alive Collagen supplement in genitourinary menopausal syndrome.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024; (1): 123-128 (in Russian)
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2023.289
Keywords
collagen
genitourinary syndrome
postmenopause
postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis
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Received 13.12.2023
Accepted 16.01.2024
About the Authors
Kamil R. Bakhtiyarov, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia (Sechenov University), doctorbah@mail.ru, 8-2 Trubetskaya str., Moscow, Russia, 119991, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7114-4050Polina I. Kuzmina, Student of the Institute of Clinical Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia (Sechenov University), kuzmina_p_i@student.sechenov.ru, 8-2 Trubetskaya str., Moscow, Russia, 119991, https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0098-1774
Cherkashina V. Anna, Student of the Institute of Clinical Medicine named after N.V. Sklifosovsky, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia (Sechenov University), cherkashina_a_v@student.sechenov.ru, 8-2 Trubetskaya str., Moscow, Russia, 119991, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3840-1948
Corresponding author: Kamil R. Bakhtiyarov, doctorbah@mail.ru
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