Table 4.
Results from acceptability questionnaire administered to 13 healthy women after using intravaginal curcumin for 2 weeks, overall and by curcumin dose
Questionnaire responses | Overall | 500 mg | 1,000 mg | 1,500 mg | 2,000 mg |
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n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Noticed curcumin powder after insertion | 11/13 (84.6%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) | 3/4 (75.0%) |
Noticed curcumin powder after sex | 3/13 (23.1%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Had problems with the product | 3/13 (23.1%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Curcumin powder gave symptoms of irritation | 4/13 (30.8%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 0/4 (0.0%) |
Could smell the curcumin powder | 2/13 (15.4%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Describe the smell of the curcumin powder | |||||
Neutral | 12/13 (92.3%) | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) | 3/4 (75.0%) |
Unpleasant | 1/13 (7.75) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Rate the curcumin powder’s color | |||||
Neutral | 2/13 (15.4%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Disliked | 4/13 (30.85) | 2/3 (66.75) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Disliked a lot | 7/13 (53.9%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 3/3 (100%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 2/4 (50.0%) |
Curcumin stained my underwear | |||||
Strongly agree | 9/13 (69.2%) | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Somewhat agree | 4/13 (30.8%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
I am comfortable using curcumin powder | |||||
Strongly agree | 4/13 (30.9%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Somewhat agree | 5/13 (38.5%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 2/4 (50.0%) |
Neutral | 2/13 (15.4%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/4 (0.0%) |
Somewhat disagree | 2/13 (15.4%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Rate the ease of insertion of the curcumin gelatin capsules | |||||
Very easy | 3/13 (23.1%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Easy | 4/13 (30.8%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 2/4 (50.0%) |
Neutral | 4/13 (30.8%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Difficult | 2/13 (15.4%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 0/4 (0.0%) |
The curcumin powder was too messy | |||||
Strongly agree | 6/13 (46.2%) | 1/3 (33.%) | 3/3 (100%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 2/4 (50.0%) |
Somewhat agree | 5/13 (38.5%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 3/3 (100%) | 0/4 (0.0%) |
Somewhat disagree | 1/13 (7.7%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Strongly disagree | 1/13 (7.7%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
I felt the curcumin powder increased my sexual pleasure | |||||
Neutral | 7/13 (53.9%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 2/4 (50.0%) |
Somewhat disagree | 5/13 (38.5%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
Strongly disagree | 1/13 (7.7%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |