Herbal Product Use of Infertile Women

Abstract

Objective: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to determine the rate, duration and usage methods of herbal products in infertile women in Kayseri. Material and Method: Seventy-seven infertile women were included in the study. The questionnaire form, which was used as a data collection tool, was applied by face to face interview method. Anthropometric measurements of the participants were taken by the researchers and classified according to the World Health Organization standards. Results: More than half of the participants (62.3%) used herbal products. Although it was not statistically significant, the mean Body Mass Index, waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist/hip ratio of herbal products users were higher than those who did not use herbal products (p> .05). Infertility reason in the 39.6% of herbal product users were due to the women, while those who did not use it were idiopathic (75.9%). Medical treatment methods such as vaccination, hormones, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and tubal surgery significantly were used in herbal product users more than those who did not (p =.006). Herbal products users mostly preferred onion juice (75%) followed by lady’s mantle (31.2%), yarrow (27.1%), black cumin (20.8%), and stinging nettle (10.4%), respectively. Herbal products were consumed mostly by the brewing method (85.4%) and the information about the usage of these products was obtained through relatives and media (41.6% and 50%, respectively). Conclusion: As a result of this study, it was determined that most of the infertile patients tend to use herbal treatment methods.

Keywords

• infertility
• herbal product
• alternative medicine
• complementary treatment

İnfertil Kadınların Bitkisel Ürün Kullanım Durumları

Abstract

Amaç: Bu tanımlayıcı-kesitsel çalışma, Kayseri’de infertil kadınlarda bitkisel ürün kullanım oranı, süresi ve kullanım yöntemlerini belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya 77 infertil kadın dahil edildi. Veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılan anket formu yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile uygulandı. Araştırmacılar tarafından katılımcıların antropometrik ölçümleri alınarak Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) standartlarına göre sınıflandırıldı. Bulgular: Katılımcıların yarısından fazlasının (%62.3) bitkisel ürün kullandığı belirlendi. İstatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmasa da bitkisel ürün kullananların Beden Kütle İndeksi (BKİ), bel çevresi, kalça çevresi ve bel/kalça oranı ortalamaları bitkisel ürün kullanmayanlara göre daha yüksekti (p>.05). İnfertilite sebebi, bitkisel ürün kullananların %39.6’ünde kadınlardan kaynaklanırken, kullanmayanlarda idiyopatik olduğu saptandı (%75.9). Bitkisel ürün kullanan katılımcılar kullanmayanlara göre bitkisel ürün dışında aşılama, hormon, in vitro fertilizasyon (IVF) ve tübel operasyon gibi tıbbi tedavi yöntemlerini anlamlı olarak daha fazla kullanmaktaydı (p=.006). Bitkisel ürün kullananlar en fazla soğan suyunu (%75.0) daha sonra sırasıyla, aslan pençesi (%31.2), civanperçemi (%27.1), çörek otu (%20.8) ve ısırgan otunu tercih etmekteydi (%10.4). Bitkisel ürünler daha çok demleme yöntemi ile (%85.4) tüketilmekte ve bu ürünlerin kullanımı ile ilgili bilgiler akraba (%41.6) ve medya (%50.0) aracılığı ile edinilmekteydi. Sonuç: Bu çalışma sonucunda infertil olanların çoğunluğunun bitkisel tedavi yöntemlerini kullanma eğiliminde olduğu saptandı.

Keywords

• infertilite
• bitkisel ürün
• alternatif tıp
• tamamlayıcı tıp

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