ten male merghoz goats with initial live weights of 29.2 ± 1.2 kg (mean±se) were used to investigate the effect of natural changes in photoperiod on dry matter intake (dmi) and reproductive activity during a 365 day study. the bucks were housed in individual pens, under natural daylength condition at west of iran, kermanshah (34˚ 18¢n and 47˚ 3¢e and 1420 m above sea level). a diet was offered ...

Background: The prevalence of endometriosis in the general population is estimated at 7-10%. Endometriosis is one of the causes of primary and secondary infertility in 30% of women. There are various risk factors for this disease. The present study aimed to determine the association between sexual activity during menstruation and endometriosis. Materials and Methods: This case-control study rec...

background: menopause and its physical, hormonal and psychosocial changes could affect women’s sexual function. there are controversial results regarding relationship between sexual attitudes and function. objective: we aimed to evaluate sexual attitudes and sexual function among iranian menopausal age women. materials and methods: this population based cross-sectional study was carried out on ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate sexual injury treated in our clinic. METHODS We evaluated the results of 31 patients (17 males, 14 females; mean age 31,97±11,64; range 18 to 60 years) with sexual injury during consensual sexual activity, who presented to the emergency department between January 2004 and December 2010. Patients' age, etiology of injury, time pa...

The bio-stimulation technique offers a potentially useful and practical way for reproductive performance in rams. Reports on how bio-stimulation affects sexual potency rams are scarce: Knowledge of how rams respond to bio-stimulation is useful for persons who involved in semen collection; "hand" (controlled) mating, and the administration of sexual performance evaluations. The reduction of the ...

conclusions results of this study could be applied to designing interventions, such as promotion of preventive beliefs or educational programs regarding premarital sexual relationships in conservative societies. these interventions could start within families and continue at schools and universities. objectives the aim of this study was to explore the viewpoints of sexually active single women ...