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Sexuality constitutes an important part of women's life. Healthy and proper sexual functioning is one of the signs of physical and mental health. The present study aimed to identify the effect of education on sexual health of women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder. In this randomized clinical trial, 80 married women at reproductive age were randomly divided into a control and an education group. These women participated in this study based on selfreporting of having hypoactive sexual desire disorder. After six weekly educational sessions regarding sexual health, percentage of changes in sexual desire was assayed using Hurlbert index of sexual desire. Independent and paired t-test and Chi-square test were used to analyze the data. After the intervention, a significant difference was found between the two groups regarding the sexual desire score [P<0.001]. The results also showed a significant difference within groups in this regard [P<0.001]. According to the results of this study, it seems that educational intervention regarding sexual health was effective for the women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Thus, establishing sexual health education units in different health centers is highly necessary. These centers can help couples to promote their sexual knowledge and treat their sexual dysfunctions
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Depression is one of the most debilitating disorders during pregnancy and its recovery and treatment are among the concerns of obstetrics and gynecology experts. The present study aimed to determine the effect of omega-3 supplement on mild depression during pregnancy among primiparous women. In this double-blind clinical trial, 80 primiparous women were randomly divided into 2 groups of omega-3 and placebo. The experimental group received 1 g omega-3 capsules for 6 weeks. The study data were collected by completing Beck Depression Inventory before and 6 weeks after the intervention. The results revealed a significant difference between the two groups regarding the mean score of depression before and after the intervention [P<0.001]. Besides, the mean difference of depression score before and after the intervention was significantly higher in the omega-3 group [P<0.001]. Considering the study results, using omega-3 supplement is a suitable method for recovery from mild depression during pregnancy with no complications for mothers and infants
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Intrauterine device [IUD] is a safe and efficient method for preventing pregnancy favored by many women. Menorrhagia is the most common complication of using copper IUD. We aimed to compare the effect of tranexamic acid and mefenamic acid on the reduction of copper IUD-induced menorrhagia. In this randomized controlled trial, 84 women who were using IUD [TCu-380] with complaints of menorrhagia were randomly divided into two equal groups [mefenamic acid and tranexamic acid]. The pictorial blood assessment chart [PBAC] was used to measure their bleeding rate. These groups used the capsules in two consecutive cycles and PBAC chart was completed for the samples in three consecutive cycles. The results were analyzed using statistical tests and SPSS software. Tranexamic acid significantly reduced the amount of bleeding compared with mefenamic acid in the first cycle [P<0.05]. A significant difference was seen in mean bleeding days in the two groups before and after treatment during the first month [P<0.05]. In the second cycle, both drug treatments were equally influential on the reduction of bleeding days and decreased the bleeding period. In both groups, a significant difference was observed between the first and second cycles of treatment [P<0.05]. Treating IUD-induced menorrhagia [TCU380] using tranexamic acid was more effective than mefenamic acid in emergency setting for reducing bleeding days and amount of bleeding. Also, it had faster treatment effects in decreasing the amount and number of bleeding days.