conclusions chronic administration of high doses of nd can alter serum fsh, lh and testosterone and hematological parameters in male rats. results serum testosterone, lh, fsh, weight gain, food and water intake in group t were significantly decreased compared to other groups (p < 0.05). in addition erythrocyte, leucocytes, hemoglobin and hematocrit in group t were significantly increased compar...

in this study, the effect of chamomile extract on the ability of neonatal calves to absorb immunoglobulin g (igg) was evaluated. an ethanolic extract of chamomile was obtained with the concentration of 111 mg/ml. calves were randomly divided into four groups, each receiving one of four chamomile treatments; 1: low dose (lc; 5.5 mg/kg body weight; 2: moderate dose (mc; 11 mg/kg); 3: high dose (h...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical effect of tamsulosin and Solifenacin in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in combination with overactive bladder and its safety. Another objective was to investigate the clinical effect and safety of mega dose of tamsulosin in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in combination with overactive bladder. METHODS One hundred and twenty-four ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the positive surgical margin (PSM) and nerve sparing (NS) rates in patients who underwent prostate MRI (pMRI) prior to radical prostatectomy (RP) and compare them with matched, nonimaged control RP patients. METHODS We identified 204 men who underwent preoperative pelvic MRI (pelMRI), of whom 176 (86.3%) underwent pMRIs, within 60 days of RP, and...

BACKGROUND The use of ultrasound-guided embryo transfer has been reported to affect success rates in some centres but not others. In a prospective study, we examined the influence of ultrasound guidance in embryo transfer performed on different days after oocyte retrieval. METHODS Two different methods of embryo transfer were evaluated in 1069 consecutive transfers. The ultrasound-guided embr...

in a quasi experimental study, the effect of health education program in the students&apos; knowledge about personal hygiene and its related factors were investigated. the subjects were 150 students that selected by stratified sampling from the moslemebna aghil guidance school in the rural area of ghooch hesar, a district of shahre rat. it was found that: before the health education program res...

Acidosis causes malnutrition in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The effect of oral bicarbonate in PD patients with Kt/V <2.1 has not been studied. We randomly assigned 60 PD patients with acidosis and Kt/V <2.1 to oral sodium bicarbonate (0.9 g thrice daily) or placebo. Patients were followed for 12 mo. We compared their nutritional status, including subjective global assessment (SGA) score ...

conclusions the results of the present study revealed that the aloe vera aqueous extract had various effects on morphine withdrawal syndrome in morphine-dependent female rats . results the results of the present study showed that agitation, disparity, and floppy eyelids in group e were significantly higher than those of others groups; however, these symptoms in group c were significantly lower ...