Evaluating sex hormone levels in reproductive age women with multiple sclerosis and their relationship with disease severity.

Background: Sex-related differences in the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) could be influenced by the sex hormones.

Materials And Methods: This cohort (historical) study evaluated the sex hormone levels during menstrual cycle and their correlation with disease severity in MS.

Result: Patients with MS had significantly lower testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and prolactin levels than controls in the follicular and luteal phase but lower estradiol levels only in the follicular phase.

The effect of perineal control with hands-on and hand-poised methods on perineal trauma and delivery outcome.

Background: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the two methods of delivery, "hands-on" vs. "hands poised", on perineal trauma and delivery outcome in primiparous women referred to Shariati Hospital of Isfahan during 2007-2008.

Methods: In a clinical trial study, 100 low risk primiparous pregnant women were randomly assigned to two hands-on and hand-poised (hands-off) groups.