Objective: Menopause might lead to physical, mental problems for women and also disruption theirlife quality. Despite the existance of a single treatment to remove the disorders, herbal medicine is referable to chemical one in that they alleviate the related symptoms. The present research study aims to investigate the effect of Hypericum Perforatum L. on severity of early symptoms of menopause. Materials and Method: This double blind clinical trial study was conducted on 70 menopause women (two 35-person groups) picked out by a purposive sampling procedure. The first group received 160 mg Hypericum Perforatum L. (Perforin pill) while the second one received a placebo (ineffective pill). Menopause symptoms of 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after taking the pill or placebo were recorded in the 'Kupperman index' for menopause symptoms. The gathered data were then analyzed via independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and repeated measure variance. Significance level was P≤0.05. Results: The age average in the medicine group was 50.49±2.74 and in the placebo group was 50.63±2.87. Body Mass Index (BMI) showed an overweight in both groups (27.29±0.75, 27.23±0.64). Furthermore, comparing the 'Kupperman index'for symptoms between the two groups in 6, 4, and 8 weeks after intervention revealed that the Hypericum Perforatum L. significantly had positive effects on alleviation of eraly menopause symptoms compared to placebo (P≤0.001). Conclusion: The results indicated that Hypericum Perforatum L. might alleviate the severity of early menopause symptoms. Thus, given its being economical and also its slight side effects, it is recommended as a suitable and desirable replacement for counterpart chemical medicine.

Introduction: Death of a child is considered as one of the greatest devastating failures that makes the continuation of life difficult for the parents. With child’s death, parents lose a part of themselves and a part of their future dreams, and their loss is extremely vast and extensive. Hence, the present study has been conducted for the purpose of describing the experiences of parents who have lost a child. Materials and Methods: This study used a qualitative approach through a phenomenological method. Sampling was based on the objective of the research and the method of interview was unstructured and conducted until the full data saturation. Information was gathered through   interview with 23 fathers or mothers who had lost their child. Colaizzi’s method was used for data analysis. Results: Conducted interviews were analyzed. From the total 371 concept codes, 22 sub concepts along with 7 main concepts were identified. Main concepts include moving forward, mourn, desperation, need for support, consolation, abandoned, and mental impasse. Conclusion: Results of the current study show that the death of a child makes the continuation of life difficult and causes the creation of deep crises for parents; the results of these crises will be the creation of destructive influential reactions in their lives. Real understanding of mental condition of parents at the time of the loss child and then, a necessary step in improving the health of the parents.