Introduction:

medical ozone therapy has become increasingly popular as a treatment for gynecological ailments.

Objective:

to evaluate the effectiveness of rectal ozone therapy in patients with cervicitis associated with papillomavirus at the "Dr. León Cuervo Rubio" Clinical and Surgical Teaching Hospital, from January 2019 to December 2020.

Methods:

an observational, descriptive, prospective longitudinal study was carried out in the Natural and Traditional Medicine service of the "Dr. León Cuervo Rubio" Surgical Clinical Teaching Hospital. The universe consisted of 187 patients who attended the neck pathology consultation and the sample consisted of 87 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Scientific methods were used: Theoretical, Empirical and Statistical. The information was processed using SPSS VERSION 21 software.

Results:

the predominant age group was 45 years and older in the total sample and one to three sexual partners. The highest number of HPV-associated cervicitis lesions was the most observed in the sample. Clinical improvement was observed in the patients who presented lesions after applying the first cycle. The treatment was effective in most of the patients, more than 80 % did not present adverse side effects.

Conclusions:

Rectal ozone therapy proved to be effective and accepted by all patients with cervicitis associated with papilloma virus. A clinical improvement was observed after applying the first and second cycle of treatment, with minimal undesirable side effects.

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