Prevalence of menopausal symptoms and quality of life after menopause in women from South India.

Objectives: This study was carried out to establish the age at onset of menopause and the prevalence of menopause and menopausal symptoms in South Indian women.

Materials And Methods: Three hundred and fifty-two postmenopausal women attending the outpatient clinics of obstetrics and gynaecology department of Dr TMA Pai Hospital, a tertiary care Hospital in South India, were included in the study. The Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire was used in the study.

The effect of carbamazepine on sperm counts in Wistar rats--reflecting upon its mitogenic potential.

The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of carbamazepine, an antiepileptic drug, on sperm count in rats. Male Wistar rats were treated with carbamazepine at doses of 9, 18, and 36 mg/kg for five consecutive days. Following the last exposure, on days 14 and 35, spermatozoa were collected from epididymis and counted.