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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two types of quran voice, Majlisi or Tartil on IgA, IgM, IgG, C3, C4 and White Blood Cell count.
Methods and Materials: this study was conducted on 60 volunteer students in sabzevar university of Medical sciences. Subjects were divided randomly into 2 groups. In the first group, participants heard to Majlisi voice and in the second group, subjects heard to Tartil voice of Quran for 20 minutes. Blood sampling were done before and after Quran hearing. IgA, IgM, IgG, C3 and C4 were measured by SRID and kit method and white blood cell count was done by cell counter. Data were analyzed using SPSS16 software and U Mann Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests.
Results: Hearing the Majlisi voice significantly increased the IgG [p=0.032], C3 [p=0.049] and C4 [p=0.004], but it did not change other factors. Hearing the Tartil voice rose significantly gust the IgG [p=0.008] and C3 [p=0.001].
Conclusion: The results of this study shows that hearing to both types of Quran voice [Majlisi or Tartil] can go up the immune system factors and inhance this to encountering some stressful and critical situations.
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Objective [s]: Sexual dysfunction [SD] in patients with multiple sclerosis [MS] is common, but often overlooked. The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its predisposing factors in women with multiple sclerosis
Method: This was a cross sectional study. Participants were recruited from two MS clinics in Tehran. Sexual function and disability status were quantified by the Female Sexual Function Index-FSFI and Expanded Disability Status Scale [EDSS] respectively. Clinical characteristics and the extent of physical disability were examined by a neurologist. Data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression
Results: In all 226 MS patients were studied. The mean age of participants was 35.77 years [SD = 8.07]. Sexual dysfunction were diagnosed in 125[55/3%] of participants. The most common sexual problem in women was arousal dysfunction [44/2%] and the lowest frequency of the dysfunction was sexual pain [12/8%]. Results obtained from multiple logistic regression analysis showed that MS patients with sexual dysfunction had lower educational status [Odds ratio=1.95 CI 95%= 1.957-0.998], insufficiency low [Odds ratio=3.94 CI 95%= 1.614-90619], more than 3 children [Odds ratio=4.659 CI 95%= 1.517-14.314] and Secondary Progressive MS-[SPMS] [Odds ratio=3.034 CI 95%= 1.447-6.362]
Conclusion: Awareness of sexual problems and related factors for the management and treatment of women with MS is necessary. It is suggested that sexual rehabilitation programs compiled as part of the comprehensive care of patients with MS
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Objective[s]: Withdrawal contraception accompanied with high unwanted and morbidity .the aim of this study to gain of the knowledge, perceptions and experiences of using contraceptive methods withdrawal users to design effective effective intervention for them
Methods: In the first stage qualitative methods used to elicit questionnaire with 50 women .In the second stage cross-sectional study was performed 300 women attending to the health care centers in west Tehran were selected randomly. In the both of them women were not intended to become pregnant and use withdrawal contraception .data analyzed by using descriptive statistical tests
Results: They had used modern contraceptive methods before withdrawal in 70.7 percent .The mean withdrawal usage was 60.5 4.9 and modern contraceptive was 2.3 2.9 years. The most common source of information on modern contraceptive was health care providers and informal sources. The women are familiar with emergency contraception in 34 percent. Unwanted pregnancy related to withdrawal contraception was 33/7 percent. The most common beliefs related to oral pills nervousness [79.3%] obesity [26.7%] infertility [79.3%], IUD infection [34%] pregnancy [22.7%], spontaneous movement [21%] condom, pregnancy [73.7%] and three monthly injection, pregnancy [33.3%]
Conclusion: It was important that planners will be design family planning packages should contain programs to correct the wrong beliefs. Side effects of modern contraception should be as soon as possible recognizing. They counselors must be guided them .Positive attitude related to withdrawal contraception suggests that family planning programs disseminated essential information among this groups
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In the present study, we have investigated the effects of silymarine on depression and the possible role of serotonergic system in these effects. The rats were anesthetized intraperitoneally with ketamine hydrochloride and placed in a Stoelting stereotaxic instrument. A stainless steel guide cannula [22-gauge] was implanted in the third ventricular region. The third ventricular region was infused by means of an internal cannula [27-gauge], terminated 1 mm below the tip of the guide cannula. Forced swimming test was used for evaluating the depression. The results obtained from this study showed that oral administration of silymarin [35, 70, 140 and 280 mg/rat] for two weeks increased the immobility time in forced swimming test, indicating an increase in depression level of the treated rats. Intra-third-ventricle [Intra-TV] infusion of 5HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT [25 and 10 ng/rat] decreased the immobility time indicating an anti-depression effect, while injection of 5HT1A receptor antagonist NAN190 [0.25, 0.5 and 1 microg/rat] had no significant effect on immobility time. An effective dose of 8-OH-DPAT [10 ng/rat] co-administered with silymarin [140 and 280 mg/rat] decreased the depressogenic effects of silymarin. These results showed that the depressogenic effects of silymarin may be modulated via 5HT1A receptor of serotonin