the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of ramadan fasting on the level of sex hormones in girls between 9-13 years before age at menarche.this study was conducted on a sample of 58 subjects (age range: 9-13 years), who were divided intotwo groups of fasting (n=31) and non-fasting (n=27). the levels of follicle-stimulating hormone(fsh), luteinizing hormone (lh), progesterone and estradi...

normal sex differentiation is the result of long ways and different steps that consecutively take place under the control of relevant enzymes resulting in a normal female or male. any effective agent and excess or deficit of the relevant enzymes result in the disorder of sex development. the main factors that affect sex development include chromosomal aberration, gonadal dysgenesis, and hormona...

background: sexual dysfunction is one of the most common problems in men after coronary artery bypass graft (cabg). etiology of sexual dysfunction in these patients may be psychological or organic due to hormonal changes. objective: the purpose was to evaluate the incidence and type of sexual dysfunction and changes in serum concentration of sex hormones in male patients undergoing on-pump cabg...

introduction: recently a relation between female sex hormones and severity of asthma symptoms has been proposed. as a common endocrine dysfunction, polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) could significantly influence the level of sex hormones in pcos patients. regarding the possible role of sex hormones in airway physiology, the present study was conducted to survey the effects of pcos on pulmonary f...