Hajabdollahi Zahra, Loripoor Marzeyeh, Mohseni Maryam, Khalili Parvin
Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery School, Iranian Research Center on Aging, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2025 Feb 28;14:50. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1175_23. eCollection 2025.
Sexual dysfunction affects various aspects of life. Aromatherapy is easier and less risky than other methods of taking herbal medicines. Against this backdrop, this study aims to compare the effect of aromatherapy with Jasminum and Salvia officinalis on sexual dysfunction in women of reproductive age.
This triple-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on 168 women aged 15 to 45 who were referred to Rafsanjan Comprehensive Health Services Center no. 1 from February 2022 to June 2022, using a systematic sampling method. Individuals with an FSFI (Female Sexual Function Index) score of less than 28 were randomly assigned to 4 aromatherapy groups of Jasminum and Salvia officinalis as well as sweet almond (placebo) and control. The aromatherapy groups used the relevant aroma twice a day for 6 weeks, yet the control group received no intervention. After the completion of the intervention, the FSFI questionnaire was filled in once again by all participants. Besides, data analysis was conducted using the SPSS software, Chisquared test, Fisher's test, ANOVA, KruskalWallis test, Wilcoxon test, and a paired samples -test. In addition, a value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The median (IQR) score of sexual function before the intervention in Jasminum, Salvia officinalis, sweet almond, and control groups was 25.50 (21.27-82.25), 25.80 (20.27-57.50), 25.00 (23.27-10.10), and 25.90 (23.26-92.42), respectively. After the intervention, the score was 28.30 (25.30-60.45), 28.45 (25.31-90.12), 29.00 (27.30-10.80), and 25.35 (23.26-27.32) in the abovementioned groups, respectively. The comparison of the median score of sexual function in the four groups after the intervention showed a statistically significant difference between Jasminum, Salvia officinalis, and sweet almond groups with the control group ( < 0.001). Additionally, the effect of Salvia officinalis was higher than that of Jasminum in the domains of mental arousal, lubrication, and sexual pain ( < 0.0125).
Both aromas, i.e., Jasminum and Salvia officinalis, were effective in improving sexual dysfunction in women of reproductive age. The effect of Salvia officinalis was better than that of Jasminum in the domains of mental arousal, lubrication, and sexual pain. More studies are recommended to be conducted in this field.
性功能障碍会影响生活的各个方面。芳香疗法比其他服用草药的方法更简便且风险更低。在此背景下，本研究旨在比较茉莉和鼠尾草芳香疗法对育龄期女性性功能障碍的影响。
本三盲随机临床试验于2022年2月至2022年6月，采用系统抽样方法，对168名年龄在15至45岁、转诊至拉夫桑詹第一综合健康服务中心的女性进行。女性性功能指数（FSFI）得分低于28分的个体被随机分为4组，分别为茉莉、鼠尾草芳香疗法组以及甜杏仁（安慰剂）组和对照组。芳香疗法组每天使用相关香气两次，持续6周，而对照组不接受任何干预。干预结束后，所有参与者再次填写FSFI问卷。此外，使用SPSS软件进行数据分析，采用卡方检验、费舍尔检验、方差分析、克鲁斯卡尔 - 沃利斯检验、威尔科克森检验和配对样本检验。另外，P值小于0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
干预前，茉莉组、鼠尾草组、甜杏仁组和对照组的性功能中位数（IQR）得分分别为25.50（21.27 - 82.25）、25.80（20.27 - 57.50）、25.00（23.27 - 10.10）和25.90（23.26 - 92.42）。干预后，上述各组得分分别为28.30（25.30 - 60.45）、28.45（25.31 - 90.12）、29.00（27.30 - 10.80）和25.35（23.26 - 27.32）。干预后四组性功能中位数得分的比较显示，茉莉组、鼠尾草组和甜杏仁组与对照组之间存在统计学显著差异（P < 0.001）。此外，在精神唤起、润滑和性交疼痛方面，鼠尾草的效果高于茉莉（P < \u003c0.0125）。
茉莉和鼠尾草这两种香气对改善育龄期女性性功能障碍均有效。在精神唤起、润滑和性交疼痛方面，鼠尾草的效果优于茉莉。建议在该领域开展更多研究。
