background: diazinon is a widely used organophosphate insecticide which is applied against plant pests. this compound has various side effects because it acts as an acetyl cholinesterase enzyme inhibitor. objective: the aim of present study was to investigate the effects of diazinon on pituitary–gonad axis and ovarian histological changes in rats. materials and methods: in total 50 female wista...

Objective(s): Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common causes of death and disability in modern societies. The role of steroids and melatonin is recognized as a neuroprotective factor in traumatic injuries. This study examined the role of melatonin receptors in the neuroprotective effects of estrogen. Materials and Methods: Seventy female ovariectomized Wistar rats were divided in...

background: breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, containing approximately one third of all illnesses in women. assessment of molecular markers is valuable in predicting the outcome of disease and decision making for optimal treatment. the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between estrogen and progesterone receptors with her-2, ki67, p53, and clinicopathologica...

Background: The literature on health care seeking behaviour in sub-Saharan Africa for children suffering from malaria is quite extensive. This literature, however, is predominately quantitative and, inevitably, fails to explore how the local concepts of illness may affect people's choices. Understanding local concepts of illness and their influence on health care-seeking behaviour can complemen...

Lucerne, a valuable plant grown mainly for animal feed, is rich in protein, minerals (Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, P, Zn, Si), vitamins (A, B, C, D, E, K, U), phytochemical substances (carotene, chlorophyll, coumarins, isoflavones, alkaloids, saponins), contains secondary metabolites of plants (phytoestrogens: isoflavones and coumestrol), and antinutritional components (phytates, L-canavanine, saponins)...

UNLABELLED Endometrial preparation with exogenous estrogen is a common practice in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of two endometrial preparation groups, oral estradiol valerate tablets (OEV) group versus vaginal estradiol (VE) tablets group, in inadequate endometrium patients. This retrospective, single-center, cohort...

BACKGROUND Adequate calcium intake is known to protect the skeleton. However, studies that have reported adverse effects of calcium supplementation on vascular events have raised widespread concern. OBJECTIVE We assessed the association between calcium intake (from diet and supplements) and coronary artery calcification, which is a measure of atherosclerosis that predicts risk of ischemic hea...

BACKGROUND Phytoestrogens are a group of plants derived compounds with weekly estrogen effect that appear to have protective effects on metabolic and hormonal abnormalities of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). So the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of soy phytoestrogens on reproductive hormones and lipid profiles in PCOS women. METHODS In this quasi-randomized trial...

The present study was undertaken to determine the tissue-specific expression of estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta), and the effects of a daidzein supplement to the diet of pregnant sows on the expression of ERbeta, and type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) genes in newborn piglets by using semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Eight sows received a dietary supplement of daidzein at a dosage of 8...