Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility
Year:2016 | Volume:19 | Issue:10 |Papers Count:3

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing metabolic disease. Life-style modifications such as healthy diet and sport have been recommended for patients with fatty liver. Chicory has drawn attention for its hepatoprotective effects. This study was performed with aim to investigate the effect of eight weeks aerobic training along with chicory extractive supplementation on serum levels of Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) enzymes in women with fatty liver.Methods: Methods: This semi-experimental pre and post-test study was performed on 30 NAFLD women in Bardeskan city in 2014. They were randomly divided into three groups of 10 cases: 1- training + supplement, 2- training + placebo, 3- supplement. Training groups performed training program comprised of aerobics exercises, 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks. During the experimental period, participants received either 200 mL daily chicory extractive (2.5g/100mL) for 8 weeks or placebo. Prior and 48h after the experimental period, blood samples were taken to be analyzed for serum levels of ALT and AST. Data was analyzed by SPSS software (version 20), and analysis of variance and coefficient t and LSD. P<0.05 was considered significant.Results: There was significant difference among three groups in decreased serum levels of ALT and AST (P=0.0001), and this decrease was higher in training + supplement group than other groups (P≤0.05)Conclusion: Simultaneous consumption of chicory supplementation along with aerobic training have more effect on AST and ALT reduction in women with fatty liver.

Introduction: Healthy female sexual function and satisfaction have important role in feeling healthy and increasing quality of life. Religion is of these issues which can affect sexual function; therefore, this study was conducted with aim to evaluate the relationship between religion and female sexual functionMethods: This case - control study was performed on 284 women (142 cases in the group with sexual dysfunction and 142 in the group without sexual dysfunction) at reproductive age referred to heath five centers of Mashhad in 2015. Data was collected through female sexual function questionnaire (FSFI), Elison religion wellbeing, scaling stress, anxiety and depression (DASS21), and the questionnaire of demographic and obstetric characteristics. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 20), and Mann-Whitney, Spearman correlation coefficient, and multiple regression tests.Results: There was significant difference between the group with sexual dysfunction and the group without sexual dysfunction in terms of religion health and sexual function (p<0.001) and sexual desire sub-domains (p<0.05), arousal (p<0.001), lubrication (p<0.05), orgasm (p<0.05) and satisfaction (p<0.001). But no significant difference was found between religion health and pain (P > 0.05) in sexual relation.Conclusion: There was positive and significant relationship between religion and sexual function; it means that women with desired sexual function have higher scores in religion. According to the effect of religion on female sexual function, it is suggested that for treatment of women with sexual dysfunction, religion dimension be considered despite psychological dimension.

Introduction: Despite the fact that women and men are equally the cause of infertility, however, due to social prejudices, infertility is considered a female problem and that is why even in male factor infertility, women usually face with more social and family problems and bear the main burden of infertility. Therefore, recognizing their issues in this field would be of the utmost importance and may determine the social consequences of this phenomenon for women; so, this study was performed with aim to determine the psycho-social effects of male infertility in Iranian women.Methods: This qualitative study was carried out using conventional content analysis. Data collection was conducted using 30 individual in-depth semi-structured interviews. Participants were selected through purposeful sampling until reaching to information … among the women who their husbands were infertile. All interviews were recorded and typed word by word. Data were analyzed using MAXqda software and conventional content analysis.Results: Data analysis emerged one main category: "Perceived family and community stresses" and 3 sub-categories of "Abusive behavior of family and others" (including subcategories of "Spying and interference", "Reception label and blame", "being rejected", "facing with misunderstandings of family and others" and "The sense of discrimination"), "The presence in specific populations" and "feeling of lack of social support.Conclusion: The women whose husbands are infertile experience much tension in their social communications. What is more thinkable in this issue is that in male factor infertility, the woman is responsible for infertility and her childlessness causes negative behaviors and beliefs from the family and society which can have adverse consequences for women.