objective: despite intra uterine device (iud) has the advantage of providing long-term contraception and does not require daily attention, only %8 of iranian women use it. this study was conducted to enhance understanding of why women in the isfahan appear reluctant to consider iud as a contraceptive method. materials and methods: it was a qualitative study that was done in isfahan in may 2009....

BACKGROUND Self-induced injections of liquid substances mainly for penis enlargement is a well-documented but still rather uncommon practice in the western world. CASE PRESENTATION Herein we present the case of a 30-year-old male who self-inflicted, twice in a six-month-period, intra-urethral liquid paraffin and tied up his penis with a cord in order to achieve both enlargement and elongation...

Objective: To assess awareness, knowledge and perceptions of antenatal care-seeking women about cervical ripening (CR) and induction of labor (IOL), and their attitude towards these interventions. Methods: An observational descriptive cross-sectional study which was conducted at an Egyptian teaching hospital. A questionnaire-based interview covered items on women’s demographic and clinical data...

Leprosy is not a disease of modern civilization and industrialization, but its origin is as old as 4600 BC. Although the cure of leprosy is possible by MDT, there are certain misbelieves in the mind of leprosy patients leads to delay in disease reporting. Wandering of the patient from one healer to another healer also one of the cause that delays the start of MDT. It is known fact that the dela...

Abstract: A Child is emotionally, physically bond to mother from the period of conception. The fetus receives its nutrition for survival through umbilical cord. placenta which attached uterus supplies essential nutrients growth and development. Umbilical cord a bridge between both fetus. Objectives: objectives study are assess knowledge regarding uses blood storage among antenatal mothers in se...

In their pursuit of adaptively biased misbelief-making systems, McKay & Dennett (M&D) describe a putative doxastic shear-pin system which enables misbeliefs to form in situations of extreme psychological stress. Rather than discussing their argument, I consider how this shear-pin system might combine with both pathological belief-making (“culpable” breakdowns caused by neuropathy) and normal be...