مجله زنان مامائی و نازائی ایران
سال هجدهم شماره 182 (هفته چهارم بهمن 1394)

This study was performed to determine the relationship and share of each nutritional factor with postpartum depression.
According to the World Health Organization, depression will be the second most prevalent problem after ischemic heart diseases by the year 2020. Postpartum depression as a major depressive episode has devastating impacts on the health of the mother. This cross-sectional study was performed on 95 women aged 18 years or higher in health centers in Tabriz, Iran, 8 weeks after delivery. Eligible subjects were entered into the study using the convenience sampling method. Inclusion criteria were: women aged 18 years or higher; living in Tabriz; basic literacy level (reading and writing); recent low-risk pregnancy; willingness to participate in the study; and having records in the health care center nearest to the place of residence. Demographic, Edinburg and 24 hr nutritional recode questionnaires were completed by participants. The data was analyzed using neural networks.
Mean of depression score was 7.1 (SD 4.4). 83 women (87.4%) had Edinburg scores lower than 12. Based on findings from neural networks, Omega 3 (25%), Cholesterol (32%), Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) (36%), and Omega 6 (42%) had smaller shares in increasing of Edinburg scores, in comparison with Zinc (61%), Magnesium (78%), and Saturated fatty acid (90%).
Since Omega 3, Cholesterol, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, and Omega 6 intake factors have the smallest shares in increasing postpartum depression, hence protect against increasing the Edinburg score, they can be recommended in nutritional regimes

Despite significant medical advances, infertility, particularly male infertility remains a health care problem. Review of this issue from a perspective other than conventional medicine may shed light on the remaining unknown causes of infertility. The aim of this study was to investigate the causes and symptoms of male infertility in the traditional Iranian medical texts.
The causes of male infertility were gathered from reliable sources of Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM), including Canon of Medicine, Zakhireye Kharazmshahi, Sharhe asbab va Alamat, Tebb-e-Akbari, Moalejat-e-Aghili, and Eksir-e-Aazam. Then in order to find recent related evidence for male infertility we performed an extensive search in scientific databases such as Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar.
Different causes, symptoms, and treatments for male infertility have been suggested by Iranian physicians. These causes can be categorized into five classes of general disorders, reproductive system disorders, causes outside the reproductive organs including nerves system, digestive system and renal causes, mental and behavioral disorders, and unknown causes. In addition to structural problems, reproductive system disorders can be due to dysfunction, which is presented in the form of hot, cold, wet, or dry reproductive system dystemperament with different semen indexes.
Different causes with different treatments are discussed for male infertility in TPM sources. Attention to this diagnostic approach may lead to new research ideas in the field of male infertility.

Hepatitis B is the most common virus that threatens human health and is spread through sex and blood. Research has revealed negative effects of viral infection on human fertility while nowadays using assisted reproductive technology is increasing in persons affected by sexually transmitted diseases. The aim of the present study was a survey on fertility challenges, outcomes of assisted reproductive technology in couples affected by hepatitis B, and how the infection is transmitted from gametes.
Data were collected from Google Scholar, Medline (Pubmed), Cochran, and ScienceDirect databases. Using Hepatitis B and (infertility, male infertility, female infertility, ART, father to fetal transmission) keywords and advanced search, all articles published in the last five years (2010–2015) that were written in English and had a full text were chosen. After primary survey according to resource appendix, 43 articles were chosen.
This article describes the different aspects of problems associated with fertile and infertile couples with chronic hepatitis who are willing to use assisted reproductive technology. Results showed that firstly screening in affected couples and donor persons for taking the necessary actions and appropriate consultation must be mandatory, secondly, the hepatitis virus in gametes in free form or integrated with the DNA could have negative effects on fertility and the outcome of assisted reproductive techniques and is transmitted via gametes to fetuses and finally, sperm washing and assisted reproductive technology for prevention of virus transmission can be used .
Research findings demonstrate the importance of screening and the use of assisted reproductive technology to reduce the risk of hepatitis B infection, respectively.