Reproductive Medicine
Sayedeh Elham Sharafi; Marzieh Hajibabaei; Fatemeh Keikha; Ali Montazeri
Volume 8, Issue 5 , September and October 2023, , Pages 464-471
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Background & Objective: Oocyte donation is an assisted reproductive technique. The infertile couples' demand for using this technique has increased in recent years. This study aimed to evaluate psychiatric disorders, personality characteristics and intelligence quotient among women who are candidates ...
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Background & Objective: Oocyte donation is an assisted reproductive technique. The infertile couples' demand for using this technique has increased in recent years. This study aimed to evaluate psychiatric disorders, personality characteristics and intelligence quotient among women who are candidates for oocyte donation.Materials & Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Thirty-nine parous women were entered into the study. A psychiatrist interviewed participants regarding the psychiatric axis I disorders. Also, participants were asked to answer the Millon Clinical Multi axial Inventory (MCMI III) and Raven’s Standard and Progressive Matrices (RSPM).Results: The mean age of participants was 28.79 (SD = 4.1) years and it was 11.17 years (SD = 2.6) for education. The mean of donation frequency was 1.35 (SD =0.6). Twenty-one donors (53.8%) had only financial motivation and eleven (28.2%) had only altruist object. Twenty-eight (71.8%) women did not have any psychiatric axis I disorders while eight women (20.5%) had at least one disorder. Eleven participants (28.4%) suffered from at least one personality disorder. The mean intelligence quotient was 99.3 (SD =14.2).Conclusion: The results showed that oocyte donors might suffer from mental disorders and intelligence quotient problems irrespective of age, education, job status and motivation for donation. In conclusion, it seems that psychological assessment and help service is necessary for oocyte donors before any donation procedure.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fatemeh Keikha; Mahnaz Veisian
Volume 6, Issue 4 , August 2021, , Pages 174-180
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Background & Objective: Some studies have suggested the association between the risk of osteoporosis and atherosclerosis. So, we aimed to compare the serum lipid levels of postmenopausal women with reduced bone density to serum lipid levels of those with normal bone density.Materials & Methods: In ...
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Background & Objective: Some studies have suggested the association between the risk of osteoporosis and atherosclerosis. So, we aimed to compare the serum lipid levels of postmenopausal women with reduced bone density to serum lipid levels of those with normal bone density.Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all 48-65 year-old women, menopause for more than 1 year prior to the study, who referred to Akbarabadi Hospital, Tehran, Iran, during September 2011-March 2013 were recruited. They underwent bone densitometry using the Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Method and were divided into two groups: normal density (control group) and low density (case group). Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference were measured. After 14 hours, fasting serum levels of lipid, fasting blood sugar (FBS), and HbA1C were checked. Hypercholesterolemia, as low high density lipoprotein (HDL) (<35 mg/dL) and high cholesterol levels (>200 mg/dL), were compared between the groups in addition to low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels.Results: The data of 241 women were analyzed. The mean±SD levels of serum TC were 192±24.7 and 185±19 mg/dL, in the case and control groups, respectively (P < /em>=0.009), and that of serum LDL levels were 112±20.2 and 105±17 g/dL, respectively (P < /em>=0.005). There was a significant and negative correlation between the women’s Z-score and their cholesterol level (r=-0.162, P < /em>=0.012). Regression results revealed that the following factors significantly affected Z-score: BMI, LDL, TC, and duration of menopause.Conclusion: Serum LDL and TC levels were higher in menopausal women with reduced bone density, which indicates the relationship between hypercholesterolemia and reduced bone density.