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Petroleum Jelly, Glycerin, Vegetable Oils Better Vaginal Lubricants for Fertility: Fifteen substances utilizable as vaginal lubricants were therefore tested for their effect on sperm motility in vitro. Petroleum jelly and glycerin had minimal detrimental effects on motility and are the lubricants of choice when an infertility problem exists. The lubricants tested, followed by 15-minute and 2-hour results of sperm motility, are as follows: control: 4+, 3-4+; H-R Jelly: 1+, 0; KY Jelly: 0, 0; Lubifax: 0, 0; Surgilube: 0, 0; Ortho-gynol: 0, 0; Alpha-Keri: 0, 0; Keri lotion: 0-1+, 0; pHisohex: 0, 0; Searle skin lotion: 0-1+, 0; vegetable oil: 3+, 2+; olive oil: 2+, 3+; safflower oil: 3+, 3+; peanut oil: 3+, 3+; Vaseline petroleum jelly: 2-3+, 3-4+; and glycerin: 3+, 3-4+. The effect of vaginal lubricants on sperm motility in vitro. Goldenberg RL, White R. Fertil Steril. 1975 Sep;26(9):872-3 Some Lubricants Impair Sperm Motility: Four lubricants were analyzed: KY jelly, baby oil, olive oil and saliva on sperm motion in 16 samples from patients undergoing infertility investigations. All lubricants except baby oil significantly decreased percentage progressive motility, progressive velocity, curvilinear velocity and lateral head displacement at 12.5% concentration. At a lower concentration of 6.25%, both olive oil and saliva still significantly reduced progressive motility parameters, while KY jelly diminished head movement parameters. Even at these very low concentrations, coital lubricants impair sperm motility and thus may adversely affect fertility. The effects of coital lubricants on sperm motility in vitro. Anderson L, Lewis SE, McClure N. University of Belfast. Hum Reprod. 1998 Dec;13(12):3351-6. Estrogen Cream Didn't Increase Breast Cancer Recurrence: Study of 1,461 women treated for breast cancer of whom 69 used estrogen cream for vaginal dryness. Cancer recurrence was actually less in those using cream (HR 0.57). Although the small numbers of this study preclude a definitive result, topical estrogen usage does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of recurrence of breast cancer. A cohort study of topical vaginal estrogen therapy in women previously treated for breast cancer. Dew JE, Wren BG, Eden JA. Climacteric. 2003 Mar;6(1):45-52; Vaginal tablets or rings were preferred over other preparations. There were no serious adverse events reported. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2002 Dec;11(10):857-77. L-Arginine Herbal Combo Helps Female Sex Arousal: DB PC with 73% vs. 37% improved with increase sex, decreased dryness, increased orgasm. A double-blind placebo-controlled study of ArginMax, a nutritional supplement for enhancement of female sexual function. Ito TY, Trant AS, Polan ML. U Hawaii. J Sex Marital Ther. 2001 Oct-Dec;27(5):541-9 Vaginal Atrophy Helped by Vitamin D: In a study of 60 women with vaginal atrophy, those given vitamin D treatment had fewer signs of atrophy than those without treatment. Cell maturation index also favored vitamin D. The effects of postmenopausal Vitamin D treatment on vaginal atrophy. Yildirim B, Kaleli B, et al. Pamukkale University, Turkey. Maturitas. 2004 Dec 10;49(4):334-7. Ed: I couldn't tell if a cream or pills were used. |