Effect of metformin on sleep disorders in adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Objective: Patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have a high prevalence of sleep disorders. Metformin is an antidiabetic drug that may have a role in treatment of the manifestations of PCOS. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of sleep disorders in adolescent girls with PCOS and to study the effects of using metformin on sleep disorders in these girls.

Present situation of Schistosoma haematobium infection among primary school aged children in some areas of Qualyobia governorate-Egypt.

The current study determined the present situation of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school children in some areas of Qualyobia governorate in Egypt using different diagnostic methods, and to study the effect of Schistosoma haematobium infection on growth parameters of the affected children.The Results showed that The prevalence rate of S. haematobium infection among school children was 5.