Introduction and Objectives The standardization of fetal sonography has enabled early detection genitourinary anomalies referral for prenatal counseling with pediatric urologists. Prenatal urologic consultation can determine the need antenatal postnatal intervention, assuage parental anxiety, establish continuity care. COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in virtual visits (VVs). Our...

the cytology study is effective and reliable technique in intraoperative consultation. this study was performed to evaluate the accuracy of the cytology study in intraoperative consultation of the breast lesions. 125 specimens of the breast lesions were examined and studied in imam khomeini hospital during the years 1998-99. the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy for cytological method were ...

OBJECTIVES It is unclear why the use of email consultation is not more widespread in Dutch general practice, particularly because, since 2006, its costs can be reimbursed. To encourage further implementation, it is needed to understand the current use of email consultations. This study aims to understand the use of email consultation by different patient groups, compared with other general prac...

background: mothers are highly vulnerable to depression within the first year after childbirth. approximately 10-20% of mothers suffer from depression during this period, and half of these women with symptoms of prominent postpartum depression (ppd) remain undiagnosed. the edinburgh postnatal depression scale (epds) is the most widely applied screening instrument for ppd evaluation. in this stu...

background: in recent years concerns have been raised about human reproductive disorders, specially the effects of environmental factors on human fertility and pregnancy outcome. therefore, the present study was designed to assess the effects of maternal caffeine consumption on ovarian follicles development in rat offspring. methods: 60 pregnant female rats were randomly divided into a control ...