The present study aimed at investigating and comparing the differences in the levels of depression inflicted by childbearing and childless couples. A sample of 400 couples; 200 childless and 200 childbearing couples ranging in age from 20-69 years was taken from different cities of Pakistan. To measure the depression, Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock & Erbaugh, 1961) was u...

This article examines lay narratives about abortion among adult men and women in Nyeri district, central Kenya. The women studied do not champion or defend abortion and they do not necessarily condemn it. To them, abortion shields not merely against the shame of mistimed or socially unviable entry into recognized motherhood but more importantly against the negative socioeconomic consequences of...

H. COHEN,*† D. R . ARACHCHILLAGE ,* S . MIDDELDORP ,‡ J . BEYER-WESTENDORF§ and R . ABDUL-KADIR ¶**†† *Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; †Haemostasis Research Unit, Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK; ‡Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; §Ce...

PURPOSE To describe our experience with levetiracetam (LEV) as initial or conversion monotherapy treatment for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Valproate, the usual first line agent for JME, has chronic adverse effects, particularly for women of childbearing potential. Since JME requires lifetime treatment, chronic adverse effects of therapy are important consideration. METHODS We reviewed ...

OBJECTIVE Women of childbearing potential are often excluded from participating in clinical trials owing to concerns about adverse fetal effects of treatment. This study aims to determine the prevalence of fertility-related exclusion criteria in clinical trials of type 2 diabetes medications and to determine whether these criteria are commensurate with drug risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS C...

PRINCIPLES Women of reproductive age with cancer fear for their childbearing potential as a result of the cancer itself and chemo- and/or radiation-therapy. METHODS Starting in 2006, a dedicated task force was set up at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) to handle all cancer and fertility issues and, in certain cases, offer access to emergency assisted reproductive technologies (ART) to pres...

in the family system bringing child is a major challenge of wives in the modern time. there is no disagreement among imamites (shi,as) jurisprudents about this issue that bringing child has no legal nature and is not considered a natural requirement of marriage contract. sometimes wives have different views about bringing child and this makes them worried and upset. one way to lower these conce...

The authors argue that there has been little specific attention to the ethical issues that arise in conducting research with labouring women. This is not strictly true; there is a relevant literature in the area, particularly from North America. In the US, federal regulation and NIH policy require that women, including women of childbearing potential, be included in NIH research unless there is...

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders, affecting about 50 million people around the world. It is recognized that around 50% of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy become seizure-free with the first drug treatment, so the choice of first antiepileptic drug is crucial. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of zonisamide as monotherapy for partial seizures, with special...