Use of placental therapy in the correction of functional impairments in women: investigations and clinical practice

Apolikhina I.A., Saidova A.S., Baranov I.I.

1) Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia; 2) Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology, and Reproductology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
Combination therapy for female functional disorders, which is aimed at both correcting pathological conditions and improving the quality of life, is the most important task of modern gynecology. Hormone therapy that is effective in many of these disorders is often ineffective and/or unacceptable for several reasons, and there is a need to search for alternative methods and approaches. One of these approaches is the use of organ preparations as a human placental extract. One placental drug Melsmon manufactured by Melsmon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan, has been registered in Russia for gynecological indications. The goal of this paper is to generalize the experience in conducting clinical trials and using placental drugs in medical practice and to outline the prospects for their further trials and application. Melsmon that has proven to be effective and safe for menopausal syndrome, is being tested and used in the combination correction of diseases, such as genitourinary syndrome of menopause, premature ovarian failure, and in the maintenance therapy of gynecological cancer patients to increase the implantation susceptibility of the endometrium in infertility.

Keywords

menopausal syndrome
clinical trials
placental therapy

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Received 03.02.2020

Accepted 07.02.2020

About the Authors

Inna A. Apolikhina, MD, PhD, Head of Department of Aesthetic Gynecology and Rehabilitation, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov. Professor of Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology, and Reproductology, Institute of Professional Education, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University). Tel.: +7 (495)735-10-55. E-mail: apolikhina@inbox.ru/
4, Oparina str., Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation; 8-2 Trubetskaya str., Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.
Ayna S. Saidova, PhD, obstetrician-gynecologist of the Department of Aesthetic Gynecology and Rehabilitation, V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology. Tel.: +7 (926)206-60-51. E-mail: asekova14@yandex
4, Oparina str., Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation.
Igor I. Baranov, MD, PhD, Head of the organizational and methodological department of the scientific and organizational support service, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov. E-mail: i_baranov@oparina4.ru
4, Oparina str., Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation

For citation: Apolikhina I.A., Saidova A.S., Baranov I.I. Use of placental therapy in the correction of functional impairments in women: investigations and clinical practice.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/ Obstetrics and gynecology. 2020; 3: 203-10. (In Russian).
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2020.3.203-210

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