Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a systemic autoimmune blistering disease that mostly affects skin and mucosal membranes. When the finding is primarily seen in eyes and conjunctiva, it is called ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP). OCP is characterized by linear deposits of IgA, IgG, or c3 in the epithelial basement membrane zone (BMZ). Ocular involvement is devasting as progressive cicatrization can lead to blindness. In this review article, we discuss pathogenesis, ocular findings, grading, and diagnosis and treatment modalities for OCP.

Open Circuit Potential (OCP) is one of the electrochemical methods to evaluate the corrosion performance of organic coatings. Some authors have used OCP measurement data to confirm their results obtained with Electrochemical lmpedance Spectroscopy (ElS). In this investigation, there is an attempt to utilize OCP measurements to estimate the CPVC (Critical Pigment Volume Concentration) of two anti-corrosive pigments, i.e., zinc phosphate and zinc chromate.OCP measurements showed two distinct behaviors in the PVCs lower than CPVC and one typical behavior at the PVCs higher than CPVc. The results showed that OCP measurement could be a highly reliable method for the evaluation of CPVc.

Introduction: Prevention of pregnancy by synthetic steroids is a new event in present century.These pills are the most widely used among contraceptives component. The most serious complications of these pills are thrombosis that has the key roles in raising the risk of death from circulatory problems. But there are doubts whether these contraceptives pills with low dose estrogen can be a risk factor. Considering the few studies in this regard, the aim of this study is to compare cardiovascular disease in women with and without OCP use in selected hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.Methods: This is a case control study with 742 samples that took place in 2006-2008. Cases were 317 women with cardiovascular disease and the controls were a group of 371 women without cardiovascular disease between ages of 20-60 years. Data collection tools consist of questionnaire, interview with patients and family, we also used records of patients. Data analyzed with SPSS Version 15.5 with use of odds ratio, logistic regression and other statistical test.Results: 49.1% of cases and 49.9% of controls were used OCP. Analysis showed no statistical relation between the use of OCP and cardiovascular disease (P=0.8, OR: 1.018, CI: 851-22). But significant statistical relation was found between hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia with cardiovascular disease (P<0.0001).Conclusion: The results of this study didn’t show true association between low-dose OCPs and cardiovascular. However, due to the type of study and sample size the result isn’t extendable to other communities, so recommended to repeat this study with another method and more sample size. Also, pills should be prescribed with considering to the cardiovascular risk factors.

Background: Success of contraceptive methods depends on correct usage of them. Objective: To investigate the degree of knowledge, attitude and practice of OCP users. Methods: In an analytic- descriptive study, 488 women who had referred to health and treatment centers of Qazvin city were randomly chosen. The subjects filled a questionnaire containing 34 questions. Findings: The findings indicated that the duration of OCP using was between 1 month to 17 years. 3.5% of women had become pregnant despite using OCP. Only 10% of the subjects had the proper knowledge. Most of them (91.2%) had positive attitude toward OCP and their practice was at moderate and proper revel. Research findings showed statistical meaningful relationship between knowledge and practice; knowledge and revel of education; attitude and duration of OCP using; and attitude and pregnancy along with OCP using. Conclusion: Inadequate knowledge about OCP using among women demands the improvement of educational programs in family planning centers and accomplishment of continuous educational programs.      

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Statistics show that numerous oral contraceptive users take it incorrectly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and use of OCP in women who referred to health center of Ramsar town. METHODS: This descriptive and analytical study was performed on 358 OCP users referred to Ramsar health care centers in 2002 (the first six months). Method was as simple nonrandom sampling and data were collected by interview and questionnaire completion and then analyzed by SPSS.FINDINGS: 43.6% of cases use pills incorrectly and knowledge level in 40.8% of women was low. There was a significant relationship between education and OCP use (p=0.003) and also between job and OCP use (p=0.03). There was a significant relationship between training presentation in first meeting and use of OCP (p=0.019).CONCLUSION: The results showed that the knowledge level and correct use of OCP in women receiving family planning services is not desirable.

To examine the relation between oral contraceptives (OCPs) use, body mass index, parity, familial history of gallstone disease, history of diabetes, history of hyperlipidemia and gallstone disease in women, we have undertaken a case- control study. The study population compromise 80 hospital patients with diagnosed acute gallstone disease as case group and 200 controls who were patients in hospital with no history of gallstone disease.The data were analysed by Chi- square and t-Student test.The results revealed that: The use of OCPs in case group is higher than that of control group. But there is no significanct difference between them. No relation was found between Gallstone disease and body mass index, parity, history of diabetes, familial history of gallastone disease, use of OCPs of different types and duration of use. While there was a significant difference between the two groups regarding history of hyperlipidemia (P<0.05). Finally we found no correlation between the history of use, types and duration of use of OCPs and symptomatic gallstone disease. There was no indication of any interaction between oral contraceptive use and other risk factors and duration of OCP use and other risk factors in the production of disease.

Introduction: The first step for promoting the health status of low-dose OCP users about pregnancy prevention and related subjects, is determining their educational needs. Unfortunately, figures dedicated that the rate of unwanted pregnancy is high in Bandar Abbas. For the illiterate participants, we used oral questions. Because most of these women use low-dose OCP for family planning, we have surveyed their educational needs.Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study we have surveyed the educational needs of 1000 women who used low-dose OCP, by means of a questionnaire. Then all data were analysed by SPSS software and variance analysis. Results: 89% of objects and 92% of their husbands were literate. Statistical test have proven a significant correlation between objects’ literacy level and decreased educational needs, but some educational needs in different domains of knowledge, attitude and application were observed.Conclusion: High level of literacy is a powerful factor in health promotion. In this study, in spite of high literacy in the population, there were some educational needs, which is probably related to the cultural believes or lack of suitable health issues education to this population.