In Zambia, circumcision is traditionally practiced on a large scale only in North-Western Province, an area with one of the lowest HIV rates in Zambia. Few ethnic groups in Zambia conduct male circumcision as a part of religious and cultural practices. The Luvale and Lunda of Northwestern Province practice traditional universal male circumcision, though there are small groups who also practice ...

background: epidemiological characteristics of diabetic foot infection in our region are not clear. the purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiological features of diabetic foot infection in babol, north of iran. methods: from march, 2005 to april, 2010, the epidemiological features of 450 cases of diabetic foot infection treated in two main teaching hospitals of babol medical univer...

background: antibiotic therapies used in treatment of many diseases have adverse effects on fertility. this review analyzes previous comparative studies that surveyed the effects of two common groups of antibiotics on male fertility. objective: to evaluate histo-pathological effects of fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides on sperm parameters and male reproductive tissue. materials and methods: ...

an important part of male infertility of unknown etiology may be attributed to various environmental and occupational exposures to toxic substances, such as lead. the reproductive effects of lead are complex and appear to involve multiple pathways, not all of which are fully understood. it is still unclear, for example, if male reproductive issues in lead-exposed persons are mostly related to t...

background: given the paucity of data on possible testis changes in opioid dependents, we sought to compare the testis volumes between a group of opium dependents and a group of healthy controls. objective: comparison of testis volume between opium dependents and healthy controls. materials and methods: this case-control study recruited 100 men with opium dependency (cases) and 100 healthy men ...

results the results of this study indicated that the overall hepatitis b vaccine acceptance rate was acceptably high. among all, 53.5% correctly identified that a vaccine to prevent hepatitis b virus infection had been available, 15% had a negative opinion, and 31.5% were neutral. the rations of all three doses of vaccination were 69.3%. conclusions among the respondents, 87% were currently mar...

background: high level of semen reactive oxygen species is considered as an important factor in male infertility. sesame has antioxidant properties, which could be effective on improvement of semen parameters. this study was designed to determine the effects of sesame on sperm quality.   materials and methods: twenty‑five infertile men entered this clinical trial. they were treated with a 3â€...

introduction: nymphea lotus linn (n. lotus) flowers are used empirically for the treatment of male sexual disorders in cameroon west region. this study was aimed to evaluate the effects of the n. lotus on some parameters of male fertility in adult albino male rats. methods: twenty four male rats were divided in 4 groups (n=6 each) and subjected to the following treatment: distilled water as veh...

objective(s): the adverse effects of pyridaben on reproductive system in male animals are not well established. this study was designed to elucidate how pyridaben can effects the histomorphometric, hormonal alternations and reproductive functions of balb/c mice .   materials and methods : for this study, 80 adult and apparently healthy male balb/c mice were divided into three groups viz, contro...

introduction: smoking is the first preventable cause of death in the world. this problem is one of the most important difficulties of public health which has involved adolescents and young people. since smoking incidence pattern has changed and needed to be recognized ,getting involved the community and also health officials in this field is so essential and at the same time few researches have...