Zahra Najmi

No ORCID on file · 20 papers in corpus · active 2009-2026

Study types

  • article 9
  • review 7
  • other 4

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 18
  • infertility 7
  • mesh:D004715 5
  • endometrioma 4
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 3
  • dyspareunia 2
  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • bowel_endometriosis 1
  • adenomyosis 1
  • thoracic_endometriosis 1
review 2026
RSC advances ·doi:10.1039/d5ra07723k

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a category of small (18-25 nucleotides) non-coding transcripts that modulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level, are necessary for regulatory processes in female reproduction, specifically in ovarian funct…

review 2026
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.70554

Endometriosis, a common and complex gynecologic disorder, continues to pose a challenge to clinicians in diagnosis process due to its complexity. The aim of this review was to examine cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) and microRNAs (miRNAs) as bi…

other 2026
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2026.04.005
other 2026
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm15010377

Background/Objectives: Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, estrogen-dependent disease that has historically been underdiagnosed, especially in patients with unexplained infertility. On average, diagnosis is delayed by 11 years, unders…

other 2026
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm15082871

Background: Current endometriosis classification systems have important limitations in accurately describing total disease burden and predicting clinical outcomes. Existing staging frameworks often fail to integrate adenomyosis and do not a…

review 2025
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm14030977

Bowel endometriosis is a complex condition predominantly impacting women in their reproductive years, which may lead to chronic pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and infertility. This review highlights current approaches to the diagnosis and…

review 2025
Reproductive biomedicine online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2025.105212
review 2025
·doi:10.1007/s10815-025-03707-y
article 2025
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm14207277

Background/Objectives: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease that commonly affects bowel structures, including the appendix, where it may mimic or coexist with chronic appendicitis. Visual inspection alone often fails to …

review 2024
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm13247602

Background: Endometriosis is a systemic, inflammatory, estrogen-dependent condition characterized by endometrial stroma and gland-like lesions outside of the uterus. It causes a range of symptoms, notably chronic pelvic pain, infertility an…

other 2023
Journal of clinical medicine ·doi:10.3390/jcm12165234

Endometriosis is a prevalent condition that affects millions of individuals globally, leading to various symptoms and significant disruptions to their quality of life. However, the diagnosis of endometriosis often encounters delays, emphasi…

article 2022
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-022-01607-2

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the effect of ovarian suspension and hyaluronic acid gel to prevent re-adhesions after laparoscopic endometrioma surgery. METHODS: This randomized clinical trial was conducted at Rasoul-e-Akram and Pa…

review 2021
The Indian journal of medical research ·doi:10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_817_18

Background & objectives: Endometriosis is one of the causes of female infertility, but the prevalence of endometriosis is not exactly known. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide an estimate of the prevalence of endo…

article 2019
·doi:10.5812/semj.85296

Background: Endometriosis is routinely treated with laparoscopy, which despite significant advantages over laparotomy cannot diminish postoperative pain. Insufficient postoperative pain control decreases patient satisfaction. Objectives: Th…

article 2018
Obstetrics & gynecology science ·doi:10.5468/ogs.2018.61.5.598

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis, a common hormone-dependent chronic inflammatory disease causes various symptoms including pelvic pain, which affect the physical and psychological quality of life in women of reproductive age. The present study aim…

article 2018
·doi:10.5812/semj.62560

Background: Endometriosis is a common gynecologic problem in women of reproductive age around the globe. The aim of this study was to specify the factors influencing endometriosis in women of reproductive age using logistic regression and a…

article 2016
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·doi:10.1002/ijgo.12046

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of laparoscopic cystectomy on serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level as a marker of ovarian reserve in patients with endometrioma. METHODS: A prospective observational study enrolled patients aged younge…

article 2015
·doi:10.17795/minsurgery-24236

Background: Endometriosis changes the management of infertile women. Objectives: Our aim was to evaluate some of the clinical predictive factors among an Iranian infertile population. Patients and Methods: Infertile women, scheduled for dia…

article 2013
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques ·doi:10.1097/sle.0b013e318278e87a

Endometriosis usually occurs in the pelvis but can be found nearly anywhere in the body. Bowel involvement in endometriosis is uncommon and it is estimated to be present in 3.7% to 35% of women with endometriosis. It can rarely result in in…

article 2009

Endometriosis is an estrogen dependent disease. Levels of Cancer antigen-125 are significantly higher in women with moderate to severe endometriosis. However, patients with unruptured endometriosis rarely have serum CA-125 levels more than …