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. 2021 Jul 27;2(1):285–294. doi: 10.1089/whr.2021.0020

Table 2.

Mean Vaginal Health Index and Female Sexual Function Index—Domain and Full Scores: Baseline, 1 Month (1M Follow-Up), and 4 Months (4M Follow-Up) After the Last Treatment (n = 34)

VHI parameter Baseline
 1 Month post-treatment (1M FU)
 4 Months post-treatment (4M FU)
Mean SE Mean SE p % Improvement % Subjects who improveda Mean SE p % Improvement % Subjects who improveda
Elasticity 4.06 0.13 4.41 0.12 <0.001 9 38 4.62 0.12 <0.001 14 56
Fluid volume 3.88 0.14 4.29 0.16 <0.001 11 41 4.56 0.16 <0.001 17 65
Vaginal pH 4.09 0.14 4.47 0.14 <0.001 9 38 4.76 0.11 <0.001 17 65
Epithelial integrity 4.32 0.11 4.74 0.11 <0.001 10 41 4.79 0.10 <0.001 11 47
Moisture 3.88 0.16 4.56 0.12 <0.001 17 62 4.79 0.11 <0.001 23 74
VHI—full score 20.24 0.58 22.47 0.56 <0.007 11 74 23.53 0.55 <0.001 16 88
FSFI domain Mean SE Mean SE p % Improvement % Subjects who improveda Mean SE p % Improvement % Subjects who improveda
Desire
 3.0
 0.1
 3.9
 0.1
 <0.001
 28
 85
 4.1
 0.1
 <0.001
 36
 94
Arousal
 3.2
 0.2
 4.1
 0.1
 <0.001
 27
 79
 4.4
 0.1
 <0.001
 37
 94
Lubrication
 3.0
 0.2
 4.2
 0.2
 <0.001
 39
 74
 4.0
 0.2
 <0.001
 32
 65
Orgasm
 3.5
 0.2
 4.2
 0.2
 <0.001
 22
 88
 4.0
 0.1
 <0.001
 17
 79
Satisfaction
 3.9
 0.2
 4.9
 0.1
 <0.001
 25
 79
 4.9
 0.2
 <0.001
 24
 71
Pain
 3.3
 0.3
 4.9
 0.2
 <0.001
 47
 85
 5.5
 0.1
 <0.001
 65
 91
FSFI—full score 19.4 0.90 26.2 0.64 <0.001 35 94 27.0 0.55 <0.001 39 97
a

Percentage of subjects who showed improvement over baseline.

FSFI, female sexual function index; FU, follow-up; SE, standard error; VHI, vaginal health index.