Use of platelet-rich plasma in gynecology

Dzhincharadze L.G.

Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
Recently, the use of platelet-rich plasma has become an increasingly popular treatment in different fields of medicine. It is successfully used in traumatology and orthopedics for wound healing, in dentistry and cosmetology. Recently, this treatment has also begun to be introduced into gynecological practice. This literature review presents the experience in and efficiency of using platelet-rich plasma to treat different gynecological diseases.

Keywords

platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
gynecology

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Received 22.11.2019

Accepted 29.11.2019

About the Authors

Lana G. Dzhincharadze, graduate student of 1st Gynecology Department, Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia.
Tel.: +7(926)073-77-73. E-mail: lanachka@list.ru.
4 Oparina str., Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation.

For reference: Dzhincharadze L.G. Use of platelet-rich plasma in gynecology.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2020; 5:150-55 (In Russian).
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2020.5.150-55

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