background polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is a common disease in young women that is associated with infertility and other complications such as obesity, hirsutism and insulin resistance and also the disorder that mostly is specified with oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhea with clinical or laboratory evidence of hyperandrogenemia. objectives the purpose of this study was to investigate whether mea...

background and objective: endocrine disorders are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd). the aim of the present study is reviewing available literature to give a deep understanding of complexities of endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease. methods: a narrative reviewing method based on the available literature was approached. findings: generally, when renal function decrea...

background : electromagnetic fields are associated with production, transmission and use of electricity. in this  tudy we have investigated the effects of short and long time alternative magnetic fields' (amf, 50 hz) exposure on the secretion of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in the male rats. methods : forty eight wistar male rats, same range of age and weight were divided into four group...

background: hormonal changes as a factor influencing the emotional state of women have an important role in the incidence of suicide. the aim of this study is to investigate changes in fsh-lh, estrogen, and progesterone hormones in women attempting suicide by drugs and chemicals. methods: in this cross-sectional study, women of reproductive diagnosed with drug and chemical poisoning who were ho...

background: there are evidences regarding the prevalence of dysfunction in sexual function and behavior in diabetic people. experimental studies revealed a positive effect of withania somnifera on sexual function and behaviors. objective: in this research the effect of withania somnifera on sexual function in diabetic male wistar rats was assessed by measuring the serum levels of testosterone p...

background: the study was performed to investigate the effects of morphine dependency and morphine withdrawal on the reproductive system of adult male rat(wistar).  methods: 32 adult male rat divided into 5 groups. animals in the control group (n=8) received normal saline (1ml/kg) twice daily subcutaneously for 30 consecutive days. animals in dependent group (n=8) received morphine (10mg/ml/kg)...

background: sodium arsenite and/ or vasectomy may cause variation in sex hormones which affect pathophysiology of reproductive organs. objective: the aim was to investigate the morphological changes in structure of testis and hormonal imbalance in bilateral vasectomised rats treated with sodium arsenite. materials and methods: four groups of rats: bilateral vasectomy + sodium arsenite, bilatera...