In 129 community-dwelling older adults, feedback regarding qualification for an insurance discount (based on a visual speed of processing test; Useful Field of View) was examined as a prospective predictor of change in self-reported driving ability, driving avoidance, and driving exposure over 3 months, along with physical, visual, health, and cognitive variables. Multiple regression models ind...

OBJECTIVE This investigation aims to evaluate the validity of a Persian Tanner Stages Self-Assessment Questionnaire. METHODS In this cross sectional study, 190 male students aged 8-16 years selected from three layers of different regions of Tehran (North, Central and South) were enrolled. A Persian questionnaire illustrated with Tanner stages of puberty (genital development and pubic hair dis...

BACKGROUND Women who report childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are at increased risk for developing psychiatric disorders in adulthood. What is the diagnostic specificity and cause of this association? METHODS In a population-based sample of 1411 female adult twins, 3 levels of CSA were assessed by self-report and cotwin report: nongenital, genital, and intercourse. Interviews with twins and parent...

BACKGROUND To study predictors at age 3 and at age 12 for ideations and acts of deliberate self-harm at age 15 in a representative birth cohort. METHOD Information about ideations and acts of deliberate self-harm at age 12 and at age 15 was obtained from parents and children. Information about the child's problems was obtained at age 3 using the Child Behavior Checklist 2/3 (CBCL 2/3), and at...

There is a significant issue in society today regarding the lack of knowledge about and positive regard attributed to women’s bodies, but more specifically female genitalia. This is detrimental to women in that it causes us to see ourselves in a negative light, or to overly sexualize certain aspects of ourselves, which may lead to severe psychological damage (American Psychological Association ...

background: genital tuberculosis is a common entity in gynecological practice particularly among infertile patients. it is rare in developed countries but is an important cause of infertility in developing countries. objective: the present study has investigated the prevalence of female genital tract tuberculosis (fgt) among infertile patients, which was conducted at the obstetrics and gynecolo...

background: the accuracy of diagnostic assays in human papillomavirus (hpv) genital infection and cervical cancer has remained a clinical challenge in diagnosis.  evidence indicates that a large proportion of cervical cancer can be prevented through organized care for hpv and testing. countries with low per capita income, such as iran and its neighbours, have no national organized program for c...

condyloma acuminatum, is a rare sexually transmitted disease. the virus responsible for condyloma is human papillomavirus. hpv-6 and hpv-11 are the most commonly detected hpv genotypes, but at least 20 other hpv genotypes have occasionally been found in genital wart tissue specimens. in fact genital hpv infection is common among sexually active populations. this disease may occur at any age aft...