this article attempts to study the meanings and significations of women’s clothing in a particular cultural/social space, namely kermanshah city. this city is highly heterogeneous religiously, ethnically and culturally has got a very complicated social stratification. women’s clothing, being problematic due to interweaving of traditional/modern aspects of lifestyles in iran, is a sign with vari...

cosmestic surgery has been become one of the common forms of the regular management of body in today's world. with an exploratory and analytical description of constructed meanings of cosmetic surgery, this research tends to find out why sanandejian’s women have cosmetic surgery and what this context and implication, functions, and consequences act have had. according to the nature of the ...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrinopathies in young women. PCOS affects 6% and 8% of women in reproductive age. Hyperandrogenism is the hallmark of PCOS. Clinically, it is possible to observe hirsutism, acne, androgenic alopecia, and signs of virilization. Laboratory examination reveals increased androgen levels. Excessive androgen has an important r...

The success of maternal health efforts can be seen from the indicators Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR). MMR is number deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum caused by or their management. Long parturition bleeding are very important problems that have not been resolved until now, even making a big scourge in world obstetrics. Where delivery process greatly affects quality baby born. ...

Diabetic myonecrosis is an underreported complication of long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus [1]. It affects both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients, is usually self-limiting and responds well to conservative management [1-4]. It commonly affects the lower limb with thigh muscles being most commonly involved [1,3]. The disease commonly affects women (61.5% of all cases), type 1 ...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting up to one in every five women of reproductive age. the majority of researches on pcos focus on its biomedical aspects, often overlooking and neglecting women’s own perceptions and experiences. objectives: this study aimed to explore women’s perception and experiences that influence their personal gender rol...

Married individuals weigh more on average than non-married individuals. We suggest that exiting the dating market decreases one’s incentive to maintain their appearance and leads to an increase in body weight. We hypothesize that it is most difficult for individuals to exit a traditional marriage, and easiest for individuals to exit if the couple is cohabitating but not legally married. Using a...

Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a debilitating illness that affects many systems of the body, particularly the nervous and immune systems. The condition affects all age, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. This article focuses on the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to recognise, assess, manage and support patients with CFS/ME. The principles ...

PURPOSE Despite the importance of body satisfaction on self concept and well being, there is little study about it or its consequences in Iranian populations, a part of Asian culture. The aim of this study was the assessment of body satisfaction and body management strategies in Iranian university students. WORK METHOD This survey was performed based on a self-administrated questionnaire in 5...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: abnormal weight gain during pregnancy increases the adverse health outcomes during the pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period. most of the pregnant women develop weight gain more than the recommended limits; therefore, interventions to manage such disproportionate weight gain are needed. in this paper, the design of the maternal ...