background and aims: infertility is a major problem during reproductive age. physical and psychological effects of infertility in women are problematic. the aim of this study was to determine the potential predictive factors of infertility, among women referring both public and private health centers in ilam province, western iran, in 2013. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 1013 women ref...

background: girls are one of the high risk groups for iron deficiency anemia. iron supplementation program is a preventive strategy for female students in high schools in iran. this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of iron supplements consumption among high school students in the southeast of iran.   methods: a quantitative study was conducted in zahedan (the capital of sistan and baloche...

background: infertility is considered as a major health care problem of different communities. the high prevalence of this issue doubled its importance. a significant proportion of infertility have been related to environmental conditions and also acquired risk factors. different environmental conditions emphasized the need to study the different causes of infertility in each area. objective: t...

introduction: brain weight and cranial capacity are important parameters in the study of racial/ ethnic differences. this study was done to determine the effect of ethnicity on the female’s brain weight in northern iran. methods: brain weight was estimated using linear (lee–pearson’s) formula in 410 normal 17–20 year old (207 native fars and 203 turkman) females in northern iran. dimensions of ...

Screening and monitoring in men prescribed testosterone therapy in the U.S., 2001–2010. J Baillargeon, RJ Urban, YF Kuo, HM Holmes, MA Raji, A Morgentaler, BT Howrey, YL Lin, KJ Ottenbacher. PublicHealth Rep 2015;130:143–52. Editorial Comment: Testosterone therapy for late-onset hypogonadism is a controversial practice. What is not controversial is the need for appropriate patient selection and...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of α2-adrenergic agonist (xylazine) andantagonist (yohimbine) on phasic pain during estrous cycle in female rats. adult female rats weighing 180-220 g were kept under controlled temperature (21-24°c) and light/dark conditions (light on at 6:00 a.m. and light off at 6:00 p.m.). animals were divided into four groups: 1) control group whic...

the current study aims to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence (ei) and transformational leadership (tl) of female coaches in golestan province (iran). a descriptivecorrelational research method is applied. statistical population includes all female coaches in the province, from which a total of 313 subjects are randomly selected. the emotional intelligence questionnaire ...

anxiety is an unpleasant state of inner turmoil. anxiety is a feeling of fear, worry and uneasiness, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. the trait of extroversion-introversion is a central dimension of human personality theories. extraversion and introversion are typically viewed as a single continuum. thus, to be high ...

background: urinary tract infection (uti) is one of the most  common infections seen in all age and both sex groups which frequently occur among adolescent and young women. utis are the second most common cause of emergency department attendance for adolescents. considering the importance of promoting preventive behaviors of uti, we aimed to evaluate the effect of peer education based on health...

background a number of researches indicate that domestic violence (dv) causes abuse and vulnerability of women and children. two components that can decrease violence and divorce are self-concept and self-differentiation. objectives in this research, we compare self-differentiation and self-concept in divorced and non-divorced women that experience domestic violence. materials and methods to ac...