background & aim: men’s sexual and reproductive health is one of the most important public health issues. however, less attention has been paid to this matter, compared to women’s health issues. the aim of this study was to evaluate the educational needs of men regarding sexual and reproductive health in ahvaz, iran. methods:this descriptive study was performed on 1,068 adult men (aged 20-60 ye...

Patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2A develop medullary thyroid cancer, which is associated with poor prognosis in its metastatic stage. Hyperparathyroidism is a common finding in both MEN 1 and 2. We report a 68-year-old patient diagnosed clinically with MEN 1 based on the presence of hyperparathyroidism and pituitary Cushing's disease with no supporting genetic evidence. T...

Background: Mammalian spermatozoa are characterized by a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and the membrane structure of spermatozoa plays a crucial role in fertilization. Moreover, dietary fatty acid (FA) influence sperm FA profiles in several species. This study focused on responses to dietary omega-3 fatty acids and comprehensive fatty acid profiles analysis in men as wel...

we report our experience with 124 patients were referred 70 our urology clinic in sina hospital for urinary retention. serum psa analyzed by using a monoclonal assay. all patients underwent digital rectal examination. the patients devided in 3 groups: group 1 (87 men) with a serum psa level less than 4 ng/ml, group 2 (26 men) with a serum psa level 4-10 ng/ml and group 3 (11 men) with a serum p...

background: to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (mets) in young chinese population and assess the as­sociation between homa-ir and different components of mets in young chinese men. methods: overall 5576 young chinese subjects (age range [19-44 yr], 3636 men) were enrolled in, who visited our health care center for a related health checkup from march to december 2008. the intern...