Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) and sexual function

What 3 graded rows on date palm pollen (phoenix dactylifera) agree on for sexual function, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

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What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) page, with its PubMed record.

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Male fertility4 Sexual function3

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Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) and sexual function

3 rows · 238 people

Mostly an improvement: 2 of 3 rows, and most of the people. 1 found no difference.

No difference

Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

Grade C× 1
Grade D× 1
No effect× 1

Rows: 3
Trials: 3
People: 238

Where they differ

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How longWho was studiedWhen published

The best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 68 people (2022) and found an improvement. 1 row is graded No effect, our grade for adequately powered trials that found no effect.

The 2 rows that found an improvement ran longer (5 to 9 weeks) than the row that found no difference (4 weeks).

Only the 2 rows that found an improvement name men in their population.

The row that found no difference is newer (2023) than the 2 rows that found an improvement (2022).

The rows

2 improved · 1 no difference

Grade CFemale sexual function (FSFI) before menopause · Improved
RCT · n 68 · 2022 · Non-menopausal women (Iran)
300 mg/day · 35 days
Desire (P = 0.002), lubrication (P < 0.001) and overall FSFI (P = 0.042) improved vs placebo; arousal, orgasm, satisfaction and pain did not differ.
Row on the Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) page · PubMed 36405056 (opens PubMed)
Grade DErectile function and desire after coronary bypass surgery · Improved
RCT · n 60 · 2022 · Men after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (Iran)
3 g twice daily (6 g/day) · 2 months
IIEF rose from 23.21 to 46.57 and sexual desire score from 59.39 to 64.45 in the pollen group, with no significant change on placebo.
Row on the Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) page · PubMed 35388309 (opens PubMed)
No effectSexual function after menopause · No difference
RCT · n 110 · 2023 · Postmenopausal women (Iran)
300 mg/day · 4 weeks (plus 4-week follow-up)
Sexual function scores did not differ between groups at the end of treatment (15.18 vs 14.22, P = 0.43) or 4 weeks later.
Row on the Date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) page · PubMed 36650842 (opens PubMed)

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