Background: Tubal sterilizatio (TS) is a widely applied contraceptive method worldwide. Although most studies have described sterilization as a safe method, there are reports of TS complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of TS on ovarian function. Materials and Methods: The study comprised of 2 protocols A and B. A Protocol: survey ovarian hormone and B protocol: study ...

BACKGROUND We studied whether weight loss by intragastric balloon would predict the outcome of subsequent gastric banding with regard to weight loss and BMI reduction. METHODS A prospective cohort of patients with a body mass index (BMI)>40 kg/m(2) received an intragastric balloon for 6 months followed by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB). Successful balloon-induced weight loss w...

Background Stimulatory therapy with gonadotrpins is an effective treatment to induce spermatogenesis in men with idiopathic hypogonadotroptic hypogonadism (IHH). The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of human chorionic gonadotropin / human menopausal gonadotropin on hypogonadotropic infertile men. MaterialsAndMethods This study included fifty-six azoospermic infertile men with I...

Immunotherapy with Mycobacterium w was given, in addition to standard multidrug therapy (MDT) to a lepromatous leprosy (LL) patient with a bacteriological index (BI) of 6. After 15 months of treatment this patient attained bacteriological negativity and clinical inactivity. Histopathologically the patient upgraded to borderline-tuberculoid at 12 months, and at 15 months showed features of nonsp...

This study was conducted in the College of Agriculture - University Basra from 1/9/2020 to 15/1/2021 by collecting 120 blood samples males and females Arabi sheep breed, as well taking reproductive organs (testes ovaries) evaluate effect age, weight sex animals on sexual hormone levels . Samples were divided into three age groups (5-8 months, 9-12 months 1-1.5 years) body (15-25, 26-36, 37-47) ...