background: neonatal mortality, prematurity, and congenital disorders, known as crisis, are unexpected stressful events causing extreme maternal stress. according to the literature, about 28-70% of the mothers have a high degree of psychological stress. among different treatments, praying as a complementary religious approach is the most common source that people use in difficult conditions. re...

as the most common male sexual disorder premature ejaculation (pe), also referred to as early ejaculation (ee) or rapid ejaculation (re), affects 30%-40% of sexually active men. despite the limited number of available studies comparing the efficacy of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (ssri) they have been thought to have beneficial effects for the treatment of patients with pe. in the p...

background: premature ejaculation (pe) is the most common sexual dysfunction compliant in about 35-40% of men younger than 40 years; therefore a study for survey and diagnosis of this disorder is very important. objective: in this study the efficacy of 2 drugs (fluoxetine and citalopram) for treatment of patients suffering from pe is compared. we studied the effectiveness of both drugs in pe wi...

PRL acts in the ovary to promote the maintenance and function of the corpus luteum. However, the cellular signals that induce these responses have not been clearly defined. In the present report we demonstrate that Stat 5, previously identified as a transcription factor activated by PRL in the mammary gland, is also activated by PRL in the ovaries of pseudopregnant rats. Intraperitoneal injecti...

We describe 3 ovarian and 5 renal anastomosing hemangiomas. One manifested with polycythemia, others were incidental; none recurred. The mean patient age was 58 years. Three hemangiomas developed in end-stage renal disease. Tumors were well-demarcated, mahogany brown, spongy lesions measuring 0.1 to 5 cm. Tortuous large vessels fed and drained tightly packed anastomosing sinusoidal capillary ch...

Histologic changes associated with oral contraceptive usage have been described in the cervix, endometrium, myometrium, ovaries, breast, liver and blood vessels. Several types of lesions have been shown to occur frequently in women taking hormonal contraceptives. These include: (1) microglandular hyperplasia of the cervix; (2) endometrial gland regression and stromal decidualization (combinatio...