aim: sexual function is influenced by different individual and environmental factors. female sexual dysfunction (fsd) can lead to serious conditions for women and their family. the present study aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors for fsd, in kashan, iran.methods: in this cross-sectional study, a convenience sample of 200 women refering to educational gynecology clinics and meetin...

Abstract Introduction Osteoarthritis is more common than any other joint disease, and patients often ask what the cause is, enquiring about environmental causes, such as previous occupation. The available literature suggests that factors such as increasing age, gender (female), obesity and genetics may all lead to the development of osteoarthritis of the hand or wrist. It is a multifactorial, h...

Smoking is a major cardiovascular risk factor and cause of death. Diabetes mellitus is also associated with an increased mortality and morbidity. Evidence concerning whether smoking increases the incidence of diabetes remains conflicting. Glycaemic status and smoking habits were analysed in 3718 Chinese subjects in order to assess the possible association between smoking and risk of diabetes in...

Smoking is a major cardiovascular risk factor and cause of death. Diabetes mellitus is also associated with an increased mortality and morbidity. Evidence concerning whether smoking increases the incidence of diabetes remains conflicting. Glycaemic status and smoking habits were analysed in 3718 Chinese subjects in order to assess the possible association between smoking and risk of diabetes in...

BACKGROUND This study assessed the associations of short-term employment, physical and psychological occupational demands, and job dissatisfaction with alcohol abuse (using the Audit-C test) and daily smoking among working French men and women in different age groups. METHODS The sample included 13,241 working people, 18-29, 30-39, and 40-59-years-old, randomly selected in France and intervie...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in diabetic and nondiabetic Jordanian women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data were collected from 1,137 married women using the Arabic translation of the Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire. RESULTS Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in diabetic women 50 years of age or older was 59.6 vs. 45.6% in nondiabetic women...

The prevalence of migraine is higher in women than men, with female to male ratio 3:1 reproductive age. It believed that sex hormones play significant role pathogenesis. Therefore, treatment has some specificities due hormonal differences between sexes and fluctuations during menstrual cycle, pregnancy, lactation perimenopause. Treatment pregnancy depends on safety profile the therapy. NSAID-s ...