Table 1.
n | Age (years) | Height (Mean, cm) | Weight (Mean, kg) | Ethnicity | Concurrent Use of Hormonal Therapy | Reported Sexual Dysfunction | Previous Treatment for Sexual Dysfunction | |
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Ito et al. RCT (2001) | ||||||||
77 | 22–71 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 6 | |
Meston et al. RCT (2002) | ||||||||
24 | 27–69 | 159.5 | 70.7 | Caucasian (88%) Hispanic (4%) African American (4%) Asian (4%) |
NR | NR | NR | |
Ito et al. RCT (2006) | ||||||||
Total | 108 | 22–73 | NR | NR | NR | ArginMax (n = 18) Placebo (n = 16) |
NR | n = 12 |
Pre-menopausal | 59 | 22–48 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | n = 12 |
Perimenopausal | 20 | 36–57 | NR | NR | NR | 3 | NR | NR |
Postmenopausal | 29 | 42–73 | NR | NR | NR | 18 | NR | NR |
Bottari et al. RCT (2012) | ||||||||
80 | 45–55 | NR | NR | NR | Exclusion criteria | Moderate sexual dysfunction | NR | |
Bottari et al. NRCT (2013) | ||||||||
100 | 37–45 | NR | NR | NR | All women reported taking oral contraceptives | NR | NR | |
Stanislavov et al. RCT (2014) | ||||||||
80 | 40–50 | NR | NR | NR | Exclusion criteria | Moderate sexual dysfunction | NR | |
Cesarone et al. NRCT study (2019) | ||||||||
Pre-menopausal | 67 | 40–50 | NR | NR | NR | Exclusion criteria | Moderate sexual dysfunction | NR |
Post-menopausal women | 73 | 50–60 | NR | NR | NR | Exclusion criteria | Moderate sexual dysfunction | NR |
Abbreviations: NR: not reported; NRCT: nonrandomized controlled trial; RCT: randomized controlled trial.