background and objective: endocrine disorders are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd). the aim of the present study is reviewing available literature to give a deep understanding of complexities of endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease. methods: a narrative reviewing method based on the available literature was approached. findings: generally, when renal function decrea...

dear editor, the big public health concern in this year is the nuclear crisis in japan that causes contamination of nuclides around the world. the effect of the exposure to leaked nuclides from the present nuclear crisis on reproductive health is a topic to be concerned. in my previous publication (1), the evidence on the relationship between nuclear exposure and infertility can be confirmed. h...

Introduction: Sex differences in outcomes of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) suggest a sex-hormone-mediated effect on post-SCI pathological events, including glutamate excitotoxicity. This study aimed to investigate the importance of gonadal hormones on glutamate release subsequent to SCI in rats. Methods: After laminectomy at T8-T9, an electrolytic lesion was applied to the spinothalamic tracts of m...

Stunting is a linear growth failure as an indicator of malnutrition status which identified by comparing the height children with normal according to same age and sex. Children are categorized stunting if child`s shorter than average sex has standard deviation below minus 2 who. The cause multifactorial, including disruption hormone function, one parathyroid hormone. Parathyroid Hormone-related...

background:   objective: this study was conducted to determine the effect of omega-3 supplementation on sex hormone-binding protein (shbg), testosterone, free androgen index (fai) and menstrual status in women with pcos.   materials and methods: this double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on 78 overweight/obese women with pcos. participants were randomized to receive omega-3 (3gr/...

in some traditional therapies, it has been claimed that camphor (a crystalline ketone obtained from cinnamomum camphora) would be a suppressor of sexual behaviors and sex hormones. this study evaluated the effects of camphor on sex hormones, like luteinizing hormone (lh), follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh) and testosterone. in this experimental study, 56 male rats were divided into 5 groups, in...

background and objectives: noise pollution has a high prevalence among the environmental pollutions and is considered as a teratogenic agent for reproductive system. this study was performed with the purpose of evaluation of the effect of honey and vitamin e on sex hormone levels in male rats exposed to noise pollution. methods: twenty-four adult male rats with the mean weight of 200±20g were r...

CONTEXT Hypogonadism is a common clinical situation in male patients with liver cirrhosis. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of orthotopic liver transplantation on testosterone, free testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin in male with advanced liver disease and also to determine the relationship of these changes with Model for End-stage Liver Disease (...