background: herpes simplex virus (hsv) type 2 is a widespread human infectious agent responsible for persistent and latent infections. objectives: to estimate the regional seroprevalence of anti hsv-2 antibody in shiraz, iran and to investigate the possible correlation of seropositivity with malignant changes in subjects’ papanicolaou (pap) tests. methods: data were collected in a cross-section...

Cutaneous Crohn’s disease (CCD) is a relatively rare disease. Two-thirds of the affected patients are female with a mean age of onset of 35 years. CCD is divided into a genital type and an extra-genital type, each with their own unique different clinical manifestations. The usual presentation of genital Crohn’s disease (CD) is in the form of erythema and edema of the labia and scrotum. Here, we...

External genital development begins with formation of paired genital swellings, which develop into the genital tubercle. Proximodistal outgrowth and axial patterning of the genital tubercle are coordinated to give rise to the penis or clitoris. The genital tubercle consists of lateral plate mesoderm, surface ectoderm, and endodermal urethral epithelium derived from the urogenital sinus. We have...

INTRODUCTION Certain sexual health problems in men can be attributed to genital self-image. Therefore, a culturally adapted version of a Male Genital Self-Image Scale (MGSIS) could help health professionals understand this concept and its associated correlates. AIM To translate the original English version of the MGSIS into Persian and to assess the psychometric properties of this culturally ...

Background: Complainants of recent sexual assault may undergo medical examinations for treatment, evidence collection, or both. However, the frequency and severity acute health concerns requiring intervention at time examination is not well understood, with implications clinical care safety complainants. Objectives: To examine concomitant (ano-genital/extra-genital injury, substance intoxicatio...

BACKGROUND Because male circumcision has been linked to a lower risk of HIV infection, it is advocated tentatively as a possible preventive intervention. Most studies, however, have relied on men's self-reports of their circumcision status. GOAL To document varied techniques of male circumcision in one area of Kenya and the visible results. STUDY DESIGN Researchers interviewed men who had p...

BACKGROUND Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in humans worldwide, causing chronic lesions in the reproductive tract. Due to its often asymptomatic course, there is limited knowledge about the initial changes in the genital tract following infection. This study employs a novel sexually mature minipig model to investigate the initial histopathological changes follo...

Attenuated strains of Salmonella are attractive live vaccine candidates for eliciting mucosal as well as systemic immune responses. The ability to induce immune responses in the reproductive tract may be critical for the effectiveness of a prophylactic vaccine against genital human papillomaviruses (HPV), which are important etiologic agents in the development of cervical cancer. To examine the...

This paper examines determinants of one aspect of sexual behaviour--coital frequency--among 2,188 married women in the Central African Republic using a secondary analysis of data from the Demographic and Health Survey of 1994-95. Female genital cutting (or circumcision) is practised in the Central African Republic and self-reported circumcision status was included in the questionnaire enabling ...