Zarganj Fard, Pouran Hashemi , Masoume Falahian,
Volume 2, Issue 8 (Autumn 1999)
Abstract
One of the most critical problems in the world is control of population. Usage of DMPA (Depo Medroxy Progestrone Acetate) is one effective method for contraception. This study was done on 55 patients in Imam Hossein Hospital of Tehran. The interval of injections of DMPA were 3 months and the dosage of this hormone was 150 grams; In this research the side effect of DMPA on the compliance of patients the cause of discontinuation of DMPA were assessed. 18 number of patients has received 4 and 17 number of them had received only 1 injection. The age of majority of them were over 30 years and 34 of them had one or two children. 88% of these women had menstrural abnormalities and the most problem was amenorrhea. The majority of women in this study had weight gain ( mean 6.9Kg). Hypertension was not side effect of DMPA. The most common complaints of our patients were menstrural abnormalities, headache and nervousness. The most common cause of discontinuation of DMPA was menstrural problems especially amenorrhea. One case of pregnancy has occurred between 55 patients in this study.
Afsane Zarganj Fard,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (Spring 2000)
Abstract
The most common bacterial infection during pregnancy is urinary tract infection (UTI), its presentation in pregnancy includes asymptomatic bacteriuria or symptomatic infections such as pyelonephritis. The etiologic microorganisms of UTI are normal flora of perineum, vagina and anus. This study was conducted on 1736 pregnant w0men who were referred to health centers in Arak. Urinalysis and urine culture were done for all patients and a questionnaire was filled in by midwives or physicians. In patients with positive urine cultures the treatment was begun and second urine culture was performed 2 weeks after treatment. The results: The incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria and cystitis were 6.3% and 1.3%. Also there was a significant relation between previous UTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria (p<0.02). There was no meaningful relation between age and parity with asymptomatic bacteriuria. The most common organisms was E coli which was detected in 87.5% of cases.
Ali Reza Soosan Abadi, Afsaneh Zarganj Fard,
Volume 6, Issue 3 (Autumn 2003)
Abstract
Introduction: Nausea and vomiting are among the prevalent complaints in pregnancy, but there is a controversy about their treatments. At present, because of the problems caused by these complaints for mothers and incompatibility with drug treatments physicians prefer to use non-drug interventions such as acupressure. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of acuptessure in treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
Materials and Methods: This was a randomised clinical trial study. 120 pregnant women with nausea and vomiting complaints that submitted in prenatal clinics and referred to Alavi pain clinic in Arak were investingated.
After filling out of questionnaires, the participants were alternatively divided into case and control groups. In case and groups, wrist band (for 90 minutes) was fastened in appropriate and non-appropriate sites, respectively. The subjects were followed up at 24 hours in 3 times visit and their responses to treatment were evaluated.
Results: The incidence of nausea and vomiting in the case group was significantly lower than control group. The rate of improvement of patient symptoms in the case group was six times higher than control group. No serious side-effect was observed in studied population.
Conclusion: Our findings indicated that acupressure is a safe and appropriate method used for treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
