مجله زنان مامائی و نازائی ایران
سال هجدهم شماره 186 (هفته چهارم اسفند 1394)

Trichomonas vaginalis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, which had received little attentions at the global level despite its high prevalence rate of 5 to 75% and adverse health and pregnancy outcomes. This study was performed with aim to evaluate the frequency of Trichomonas vaginalis among women referred to Naft Hospital in Ahvaz based on the Pap smear test.
In this cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study, 37332 Pap smear files obtained from the laboratory of Naft Hospital in Ahvaz during 2005-2014 were evaluated in terms of Trichomonas vaginalis infection. Among the received positive samples, the symptoms such as inflammation, fungal and bacterial infections were examined. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 21) and the chi-square test. P Among 37332 studied files, 312 samples (0.83%) had T. vaginalis infection. Among 312 cases, 240 (76.9 %) had vaginal inflammation, 26 (8.3 %) fungal, and 89 (28.5 %) bacterial infections. Also, 6869 (18.4%) of referred cases had one abortion and 2277 (6.1%) had two abortions that no significant relationship was found between Trichomonas vaginalis infection and number of abortion (P>0.05).
The frequency of Trichomonas vaginalis among women referred to Naft hospital in Ahvaz is lower than other parts of Iran, but since this protozoan can be a potential factor in the transmission of other sexually transmitted infections such as viral, bacterial and fungal diseases, therefore, sex educational programs can be effective on prevention of these infections.

According to the previous studies, the prevalence of dental and oral diseases increases during pregnancy, while most oral diseases can be prevented by accurate observing of hygiene. This study was performed with aim to assess the clinical status of oral health in pregnant women and its relation with self-report and oral hygiene health performance during pregnancy.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 204 pregnant women at second trimester referred to public and private clinics at Babol city, Mazandaran province in 2014. A questionnaire included demographic information, self-report of oral health, health performance and knowledge about oral health care during pregnancy was completed by the participants. Then, in clinical examination, the gingival condition was evaluated using GI (gingival indices) and the dental status was evaluated using DMFT (decay-missing-filling-tooth). Data was analyzed by SPSS software (version 22) and t-test and chi-square test. P There was statistically significant relationship between the dental visit before pregnancy with better oral clinical status (P Although pregnant women are almost aware about their oral health clinical status, but they abstain for dental visiting because of false awareness, so, the level of pregnant women's oral health status can be improved by proper education.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders that due to different factors such as hormonal changes can cause mental distress and decreased quality of life. A review of the studies conducted in Iran shows the lack of attention to the quality of life in these patients as a big challenge. Therefore, this study was performed with aim to assess the effect of some polycystic ovary syndrome-related hormones on quality of life in these women.
This cross-sectional study was performed on 60 women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome referred to Shiraz Shahid Motahari clinic in 2012. PCOSQ questionnaire was used to assess the patient's quality of life. To evaluate the effect of PCOS on FSH, testosterone and estradiol, 10 ml blood samples were taken from the participants on days 3-5 of the menstrual cycle. Serum levels of hormones were determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and electroimmunoassay (EIA). Data was analyzed by SPSS software (version 18) and chi-square, Pearson correlation, t-test and Three-Way ANOVA.
P Menstrual disorders obtained lowest mean score in the areas of PCOSQ that indicates the most important concern of patients, and the areas including weight, infertility, emotional disorders, and hirsutism were the next weakest areas, respectively. In the evaluation of relationship between various measured parameters with different areas of quality of life, inverse significant correlation was found only between testosterone and emotional area (P=0.049, r=-0.355) and no significant relation was observed in other cases (P>0.05).
Regarding inverse significant correlation between testosterone and emotional area of quality of life, it is recommended that based on the hormonal changes of testosterone, special attention be paid to this dimension of quality of life and appropriate educational and counselling sessions be designed and implemented.