background: atrazine (atr) is used as an agriculture herbicide worldwide. it has been shown that atr adversely affect the reproductive system in rodents. in this study we aimed to evaluate the impact of chronic exposure to atrazine (atr) on male testicular tissue, sperm parameters, serum level of total thiol molecules (ttm) and malodialdehyde (mda) content of testes. methods: to follow-up this ...

Recent studies identified the presence of a male polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), which mainly affects men whose female relatives are afflicted with PCOS, caused by genes responsible for the susceptibility of this syndrome in women. Similar hormonal, metabolic, and clinical alterations occurring in PCOS women have also been reported in their male relatives, suggesting a association between t...

Background: Internal medicine consultants are frequently asked to evaluate patients' tolerance against the stress of an intended surgical operation. Classification of surgical operations to mild, moderate and major is based on the morbidity and mortality rates due to the procedure, duration of procedure and underlying risk factors of the patient. Body response to surgical stress is via some hor...

Childhood obesity is a worldwide epidemic and public health problem. Sleep an important factor in this process, its quality duration are associated with metabolism, eating behavior, cognition, psychology. Physical activity encompasses hormonal, thermoregulatory, fatiguing, restorative processes, metabolic regulator of sleep, modestly reduces body fat through elevated energy expenditure regulati...

AIM To co-relate the use of hormonal contraceptives with positive Auditory and Vestibular alterations. METHODS medical history taking, audiometric test and vestibular test was applied to 60 women between the ages of 14 and 35 years old, and 30 of these women are on oral hormonal contraceptive consisting of Estrogen and Progesterone (risk group), for 6 months or more, that had no Auditory or V...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major cause of worldwide, affecting up to 30% adults. Progression non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) key risk factor for cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and cardiovascular events. Alterations in reproductive hormones are linked the development and/or progression NAFLD/NASH women. Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) those estrogen defi...