Probiotic interventions were effective for treatment and prevention of BV , prevention of recurrences of c and idiasis and UTIs , and clearing HPV lesions .
Although clinical practice recommendations were limited by the strength of evidence , probiotic interventions were effective in treatment and prevention of urogenital infections as alternatives or co-treatments .
INTRODUCTION Probiotics are a complementary and integrative therapy useful in the treatment and prevention of urogenital infections in women .
This study extends the work of research ers who systematic ally investigated the scientific literature on probiotics to prevent or treat urogenital infections .
Probiotics enhance the clearance of human papillomavirus-related cervical lesions: a prospective controlled pilot study
Probiotics have been proposed for a number of urogenital infectious conditions . In this study , we examine a possible effect on human papillomavirus (HPV)-related precancerous lesions in cervical cytology . We conducted a prospect i ve controlled pilot study , in which 54 women with an HPV+low- grade squamous intraepithelial lesion diagnosis in their PAP smear were followed for 6 months . The intervention group consumed a daily probiotic drink during the study period ; the control group received no treatment , according to common care policy . Outcome measures were the control PAP smear and HPV status after 6 months . Probiotic users had a twice as high chance of clearance of cytological abnormalities ( 60 vs. 31 % , P=0.05 ) . HPV was cleared in 19 % of control patients versus 29 % of probiotic users ( P=0.41 ) . This exploratory pilot study suggests that the probiotic studied promotes the clearance of HPV-related cytological abnormalities . If confirmed , this would represent an entirely new option to manage cervical cancer precursors
Probiotic interventions were effective for treatment and prevention of BV , prevention of recurrences of c and idiasis and UTIs , and clearing HPV lesions .
Although clinical practice recommendations were limited by the strength of evidence , probiotic interventions were effective in treatment and prevention of urogenital infections as alternatives or co-treatments .
INTRODUCTION Probiotics are a complementary and integrative therapy useful in the treatment and prevention of urogenital infections in women .
This study extends the work of research ers who systematic ally investigated the scientific literature on probiotics to prevent or treat urogenital infections .