Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder ( HSDD ) is very common in postmenopausal women due to a reduction in circulating androgen levels. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of Tribulus Terrestris in premenopausal women with HSDD.
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder ( HSDD ) is the most prevalent female sexual dysfunction in society mainly in postmenopausal women, and is strongly linked to the quality of life of women . The androgen hormones decline over age in the premenopausal period, more sharply after menopause. Tribulus terrestris is a plant native to India , recommended in the treatment of infertility , low libido and impotence . Its main active ingredient is the protodioscin , which has been attributed to an increase in testosterone levels and improved sexual function . The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of Tribulus Terrestris in premenopausal women with HSDD .
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
44
patients will use 750 mg/day during 120 days
patients will use placebo pills with the same shape of the drug
Hospital das Clinicas - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sexual Desire
we will use the "Quotient Sexual - Version Feminine (QS-F) brazilian questionary to make the evaluation
Time frame: 120 days
serum levels of prolactin and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Blood test
Time frame: 120 days
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