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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000300010</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efectividad de la ozonoterapia rectal en pacientes con cervicitis asociada a Papiloma Virus]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of rectal ozone therapy in patients with cervicitis associated with Papilloma Virus]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[García-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marleidy]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Blanco-Fuentes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosa Marila]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Serrano-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mailideleydi]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Dr. &#8220;León Cuervo Rubio&#8221; Departamento de Medicina Natural y Tradicional]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Bloque Docente &#8220;Simón Bolívar&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: la Ozonoterapia médica ha tomado auge como tratamiento en padecimientos ginecológicos.  Objetivo: evaluar la efectividad de la Ozonoterapia rectal en pacientes con Cervicitis asociada Papiloma Virus en Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente &#8220;Dr. León Cuervo Rubio&#8221;, en el período enero 2019 a diciembre 2020.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, de corte longitudinal prospectivo en el servicio de Medicina Natural y Tradicional del Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente &#8220;Dr. León Cuervo Rubio&#8221;. El universo lo constituyeron 187 pacientes que asistieron a la consulta de patología de cuello y la muestra la conformaron 87 pacientes, que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión. Se utilizaron los métodos científicos: Teóricos, Empíricos y Estadísticos. La información se procesó mediante el Software SPSS VERSIÓN 21.  Resultados: predominó el grupo de edad de 45 y más años del total de la muestra y de una a tres parejas sexuales. El mayor número de lesiones propias de la Cervicitis asociada HPV, fue la más observada en la muestra. Se constató una mejoría clínica en las pacientes que presentaron lesiones después de aplicar el primer ciclo. Se constató efectividad del tratamiento en la mayoría de las pacientes, más del 80 % no presentó reacciones de efectos secundarios adversos.  Conclusiones:  la Ozonoterapia rectal resultó ser efectiva, y aceptada por todas las pacientes con Cervicitis asociada a Papiloma Virus. Constatándose una mejoría clínica, después de aplicar el primer y segundo ciclo del tratamiento, con efectos secundarios indeseables mínimos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  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.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[VIRUS DEL PAPILOMA VIRUS]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VIRUSES]]></kwd>
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