The effects of date palm on women's sexual function: A systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Advances in integrative medicine Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI:10.1016/j.aimed.2025.100498

Safieh Jamali , Mojgan Javadnoori , Vahid Rahmanian , Maryam Zahedian , Solmaz Mohammadi

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Abstract

Background

Women's sexual health is crucial for both physical and psychological well-being. Sexual response includes desire, arousal, and orgasm. This study aimed to evaluate research on the effects of date palms on women's sexual function and assess its effectiveness.

Methods

PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Science Direct, and Persian databases have been searched from their inception until September 2023. The risk of bias for clinical trials was evaluated using the Cochrane tool. Heterogeneity was assessed using Cochran's Q-value and I² index. The difference in mean differences (MD) with a 95 % confidence interval (CI) was employed as the main effect size, and pooling across studies was performed using a random effects model.

Results

We conducted a meta-analysis of 4 RCTs with mixed quality from 5 trials involving 428 participants. Compared to the control group, date palm showed improvement in desire (SMD = 0.91, 95 % CI [0.12–1.71], p = 0.023), improvement in lubrication (SMD 0.553, 95 % CI [0.09, 1.01], p = 0.018), effectiveness of the intervention in enhancing arousal levels (SMD 0.78, 95 % CI [ 0.52, 0.92], p = <0.001) and improvement in sexual function (SMD 0.85, 95 % CI [0.62, 1.08], p < 0.001).

Conclusion

This meta-analysis indicates that date palm pollen supplementation may improve women's sexual function, particularly in desire, lubrication, arousal, and overall function according to the FSFI. However, effects on orgasm, satisfaction, and pain reduction were not statistically significant. Further research with larger sample sizes is needed to confirm these findings and explore the underlying mechanisms.

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枣椰树对女性性功能的影响：随机对照试验的系统回顾和荟萃分析

女性的性健康对身体和心理健康都至关重要。性反应包括欲望、性唤起和性高潮。本研究旨在评估有关椰枣对女性性功能影响的研究，并评估其有效性。方法检索spubmed /MEDLINE、Scopus、Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials、Science Direct和Persian数据库，检索时间从建站到2023年9月。使用Cochrane工具评估临床试验的偏倚风险。采用Cochran’s q值和I2指数评估异质性。采用95% %置信区间（CI）的均值差异（MD）作为主要效应量，并采用随机效应模型进行跨研究的合并。结果：我们对4项随机对照试验进行了荟萃分析，这些随机对照试验来自5项试验，涉及428名受试者。与对照组相比,枣椰树显示改善的欲望(SMD = 0.91, 95 % CI [0.12 - -1.71], p = 0.023),改善润滑(SMD 0.553, 95 % CI [0.09, 1.01], p = 0.018),干预的有效性提高唤醒水平(SMD 0.78, 95 % CI [0.52, 0.92], p = & lt; 0.001)和改善性功能(SMD 0.85, 95 % CI [0.62, 1.08], p & lt; 0.001)。结论本荟萃分析表明，根据FSFI，椰枣花粉补充剂可以改善女性性功能，特别是在欲望，润滑，唤醒和整体功能方面。然而，对性高潮、满意度和疼痛减轻的影响在统计上并不显著。进一步的研究需要更大的样本量来证实这些发现并探索潜在的机制。

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Advances in integrative medicine INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

11.80%

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审稿时长

15 weeks

期刊介绍： Advances in Integrative Medicine (AIMED) is an international peer-reviewed, evidence-based research and review journal that is multi-disciplinary within the fields of Integrative and Complementary Medicine. The journal focuses on rigorous quantitative and qualitative research including systematic reviews, clinical trials and surveys, whilst also welcoming medical hypotheses and clinically-relevant articles and case studies disclosing practical learning tools for the consulting practitioner. By promoting research and practice excellence in the field, and cross collaboration between relevant practitioner groups and associations, the journal aims to advance the practice of IM, identify areas for future research, and improve patient health outcomes. International networking is encouraged through clinical innovation, the establishment of best practice and by providing opportunities for cooperation between organisations and communities.