background: infections are one of the correctable causes of infertility with low cost and cost effective treatment. the 50% of infertile cases is related to men in some way, and 30% of them are absolutely related to them. mycoplasmas are the smallest microorganisms with capability of dna replication. present study is planned to compare the mycoplasma infection in infertile men and men with esta...

AIMS The study investigated gender differences in drinking patterns and the reasons behind them among men and women in the Russian city of Novosibirsk. METHODS A mixed method, combining quantitative and qualitative data, was conducted based on the Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors In Eastern Europe cohort study. The quantitative study included 4268 men and 5094 women aged 45-69 years; ...

Background Androgen receptor (AR) mediates androgen actions such as initiation and promotion of spermatogenesis and growth of accessory sex organs. There are two trinucleotide polymorphisms (CAG and GGN repeats) in exon1 of AR gene that are vary in length in population. The CAG and GGN repeats association with infertility is still unknown and this study is planned to assess the distribution of ...

INTRODUCTION Traditionally, family planning initiatives were concentrated on women despite it being a family matter. As family dynamics evolved over the years, fathers' involvement in family planning has become crucial in enhancing the family well-being. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the role played by men in family planning activities and the association of socio-economic character...

Abstract This paper explores whether the expansion of higher education can influence attitudes regarding gender norms. I evaluate impact China’s since 1999. The results show that reform has significantly increased educational attainment for both women and men. However, women’s progressive views on roles are negatively affected following expansion. erosion egalitarian ideology be attributed to f...

Four studies (n = 1199) tested support for the idea that implicit theories about the fixedness versus malleability of gender roles (entity vs. incremental theories) predict differences in the degree of gender system justification, that is, support for the status quo in relations between women and men in society. Relative to an incremental theory, the holding of an entity theory correlated with ...

OBJECTIVES To collect normative data, assess differences between demographic groups, and indirectly compare US and Canadian medical systems relative to patient expectations of involvement in cancer treatment decision making. STUDY DESIGN Meta-analysis. METHODS Individual patient data were compiled across 6 clinical studies among 3491 patients with cancer who completed the 2-item Control Pre...