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Hamid Shafi, Mouloud Agajani Delavar, Reza Maghsoudi,
Volume 2, Issue 2 (Caspian J Reprod Med 2016)
Abstract
Introduction: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men. The aim of this study was to examine the association between prostate cancer and possible etiological agents.
Methods: In case-control study 60 men aged 40-65 years from March 2013 and May 2016, with prostate cancer were studied. For each prostate cancer case, there were one control, who were matched in terms of age and residence. The demographic factors of men with prostate cancer were compared with healthy cases as a control group.
Results: After adjusting the variables, the obesity (BMI ≥ 25) (OR= 16.07, 95% CI= 4.90-52.67), the sitting height ≥ 111 (OR= 6.45, 95% CI= 1.87-22.23), current use hookah (OR= 1.84, 95% CI= 0.48-7.03), and the positive family history of prostate cancer (OR= 55.60, 95% CI= 9.04-341.93) were found to be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer.
Conclusion: To decrease the prostate cancer among Iranian men emphasis should be placed on screening program to identify prostate cancer in men with the positive family history of cancer, the overweight one, higher sitting height and those who use hookah.
Leila Noory, Najmeh Nooryrad, Mohsen Pourghasem, Fezzeh Hashemi, Hamid Shafi,
Volume 2, Issue 2 (Caspian J Reprod Med 2016)
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Background: It is evident that seasonal changes can affect the function of animal reproductive system, and human reproductive system is no exception in this regard. These changes can be attributed to the effect of light during different seasons, especially on the reproductive system of females. There are, on the other hand, many reports that indicate no significant relation between seasons and the fertility rate of pregnancy and implantation. The aim of the present study was to clarify different views in case of seasonal effects on the rate of fertility and pregnancy.
Methods: The present study was conducted on 1287 couples at the Infertility Center, Babol University of medical sciences. The couples received embryos after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) was included in the study. The participants were divided into five groups based on their age (18-23, 24-28, 29-33, 34-38 and 39-43). The level of significance was set at p < 0.05.
Results: Women who received embryos were between the age range of 18 and 43. It should be mentioned that the range of pregnancy in different seasons was different, and that the maximum number of pregnancies happened in autumn. Most pregnancies happened in 28 to 33 year olds. The quality of embryos was better in autumn than other seasons.
Conclusion: The results indicated that seasonal changes can have an effect on the pregnancy rate through ICSI technique.
Hamid Shafi, Yousef-Reza Yousefnia Pasha, Mostafa Asgharpour,
Volume 2, Issue 2 (Caspian J Reprod Med 2016)
Abstract
Background: Azoospermia is the most challenging issue associated with infertility treatment. The aim of this study was to re-examine the relationship between plasma levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) with testicular pathology in azoospermic infertile men visiting the infertility clinic in north of Iran.
Methods: Fifty eligible azoospermic infertile men who had the medical indication of testicular biopsy for sperm retrieval in infertility clinic were included in the study. Plasma FSH and LH were measured by immunoassay. Then a bilateral testicular biopsy using Bouin’s solution as a fixative was performed under local anesthesia. The One-way analysis of variance was used to assess the differences between the groups.
Results: The plasma levels of FSH (p=0.0001) and LH (p=0.044) among infertile men with Sertoli-cell-only syndrome was significantly higher than those with hypospermatogenesis. Also, the plasma levels of FSH among infertile men with maturation arrest was significantly higher than those with hypospermatogenesis (p=0.003). There were no statistically significant differences in plasma LH levels between hypospermatogenesis and maturation arrest.
Conclusions: The findings of the present study indicated that the plasma levels of FSH and LH among infertile men with azoospermia testis correlated with the histopathological features. Therefore, it is necessary to emphasize the fact that azoospermic cases with highly-elevated plasma FSH and LH levels could be excluded from separate testicular biopsy as they are not suitable cases for conventional treatments.
Parviz Amri Maleh , Kayvan Latifi , Fatemeh Shafizadeh, Seyed Hossein Hamidi, Khadijeh Ezoji ,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (12-2020)
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The case report: The coexistence of physiological changes during pregnancy and infection can sometimes create challenges in the management of these patients. In this report, a term pregnant woman with COVID-19 infection was admitted to the ICU and underwent cesarean section (C-section) under intrathecal anesthesia according to the patient's condition. Severe respiratory distress occurred to the patient on the first day after (C-section), and the patient's pulmonary parameters were measured with a non-invasive ventilation monitor. It gradually improved during the four days after the C-section. The C-section reduced the lung performance for 24 hours in a patient with COVID-19 infection, but eventually the lung symptoms improved.
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