International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences
Year:2013 | Volume:1 | Issue:2|Papers Count:6

Objective: Mental health professionals believe sexual satisfaction is one of the most important factors affecting women wellbeing and quality of life. Family consistency and marriage durability are dominantly dependent upon sexual life satisfaction. Different factors may affect sexual interest. To investigate significant relationship between sexual satisfaction and educational levels in women.Material and Methods: subjects were 270 married women in the age range of 18-45 years old. Sexual satisfaction, sexual function indexes and demographic data have evaluated by formal known questioners: Sexual Satisfaction Scale for women (SSS-W) and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).Result: There was not a lineal relation between sexual satisfaction and formal education level in participant women. Under diploma and doctorate education groups have had more sexual dysfunction and lower sexual satisfaction in comparison to other groups (P<0.001).Conclusion: Higher formal education level necessarily does not bring better sexual function or sexual life satisfaction.

Objective: Rosmarinic acid has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities and helps to prevent cell damage caused by free radicals and other sources.Material and Methods: Male Wistar rats (n=40) were allocated to four groups, a control group (n=10) and three treatment groups (n=30). The first treatment group received rosmarinic acid (5 mg/kg body weight) by gavage method, the second test group received rosmarinic acid (5 mg/kg body weight) by gavage and electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure at 50 Hz for 42 consecutive days, whilst the third test group just received EMF exposure for 42 consecutive days respectively; however, control group received 5cc Normal saline (0.9% NaCl) daily by gavage method.Results: In 42nd day of research, 5 cc blood was collected for testosterone level measurement from whole groups. The level of testosterone significantly increased in groups that received Rosmarinic acid (P<0.05).Conclusion: Since in our study administration of 5mg/kg Rosmarinic acid significantly have increasing effect on decreased testosterone that is caused by EMF, it seems that using Rosmarinic acid as food additive can be efficient for supporting people living in EMF environmental pollution.

Objective: to investigate the effects of administrations of aromatase inhibitor and anti-estrogens on sex differentiation.Material and Methods: Eggs were divided into five groups of 60, one control group receiving distilled water and four test groups. All groups were placed inside the incubator. Injection of anti-aromatases was performed in fifth day of incubation. First test group received 1mg/egg aromatase inhibitor (AI), second test group received 1mg/egg Tamoxifen, third test group received 1 mg/egg Clomiphene and forth test group received 1mg/egg GAR79 respectively. Chickens were determined after hatching on first day using Feather Sexing method. Redetermination was performed after 45 days for more insurance. In this study 14-a-hydroxy 3,6,17, androstantrion inhibitors with dose of 1 mg/egg were injected.Results: Administration of anti-aromatases into the eggs during incubation period causes production of male fetus about %72 to %84 that in comparison with control group (%52.5 male) showed an increase of %20 to %34 (P³0.05). The sex reversed females have bilateral testes with ability of complete spermatogenesis and also the physical appearance and behavior of normal males.Conclusion: Results showed the significant role of aromatase in sex differentiation. Moreover, results showed GAR79 as an anti-aromatase could affect aromatase activity in sex differentiation.

Objective: Ginger has always been known as one of the most famous medicinal herbs in eastern Asia (China and India). In this study we examined the effects of antidepressants-like activity of Ginger on the protection of central nervous system against oxidative damages.Material and Methods: Male Wistar rats (n=30) were allocated into three groups, control (n=10) and test groups (n=20) that subdivided into groups of 2 that had been exposed to 50 Hz electromagnetic fields (EMFs) for 8 weeks, one of the test groups received Ginger rhizome powder (1.5 g/kg/day. Body weight) for 8 weeks as well. In the second and eighth weeks, we used forced swimming test in order to evaluate the antidepressant effect of Ginger powder on the rats exposed to EMF.Results: In the second week results revealed EMF exposure increase immobility but decrease loco-motor function of swimming and climbing in comparison to control group (P<0.05) whereas at the end of 8th week, rats that had been fed with Ginger powder (1.5 g g/kg/day .body weight) showed decrease in immobility score and increase in swimming (P<0.001), but not in climbing scores significantly. (P=0.18).Conclusion: Ginger powder could act as serotoninergic antidepressant medicine in order to decrease depression presentation in exposed subjects to EMF.

Objective: Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread protozoan parasite that infects a broad range of warm blooded animals and humans. The present study was investigated to evaluate testosterone, alkaline phosphatase activity and malondialdehyde in male rats experimentally infected by Toxoplasma gondii, RH strain.Material & Methods: Male Wistar rats (n=20) were allocated into two groups, group one (n=10) that received 0.6 cc tachyzoites of T. gondii intraperitoneally (I.P.), and control group (n=10) that received nothing. Animals were kept in standard conditions. 30 days after inducing Toxoplasma infection, 5cc blood was collected for assessment of serum testosterone, alkaline phosphatase and malondialdehyde levels. Epididymis tissues of Rats in whole groups were removed and prepared for analysis.Results: Alkaline phosphatase, and Testosterone were significantly increased in group that was infected by T.gondii in comparison to control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in mean concentration of Malondialdehyde level in infected group in comparison to control group (p>0.05). Epididymis weights in toxoplasmosis group was significantly decreased in comparison to control group (P<0.05). Positive brown alkaline phosphatases were observed in epididym tissue of infected toxoplasma group in comparison to control group.Conclusion: This study showed that T. gondii has augmenter effects on alkaline phosphatase activity, testosterone and has harmful effect on epididymis tissue.

Granulosa cell tumors (GCTs) are tumors that arise from granulosa cells, occurring in women 50 to 55 years of age but may occur at any age whereas Juvenile granulosa cell tumors usually occur in children and adolescents. A three years old girl with breast development but without any significant past medical history was referred to the Pediatric Clinic in Children hospital(University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran) in July 2011.We have reported this patient with premature thelarche and isosexual precocity in this paper. Pelvic ultrasonography showed a hypoechoic solid mass and abdominopelvic MRI showed left adnexal mass with cystic components. Microscopic features of the resected mass were characteristic of juvenile GCT. Although in most of girls with precocious puberty the etiology is idiopathic, some important causes, such as ovarian tumors must be considered because most common presenting manifestation of GCT in children is precocious puberty.