Objective: To assess the correlation between the levels of BPA in the serum and follicular fluid (FF) using oocyte morphology. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional research, oocyte, FF, and serum samples were obtained from a sampl…
Objective: The evaluation of racial disparities in access to and use of infertility services in the U.S. has been documented. The aims of this study were to: 1) investigate racial differences in length of time women report attempting to bec…
Objective: To compare the difference in Vitamin D level between women with ectopic pregnancy and control group. Materials and methods: In the present case-control study, 150 patients with ectopic pregnancy were included as case group and 15…
A tail-gut cyst can be often a misleading clinical entity. In half of the patients there is no presenting symptom. On the other half, the patients most commonly present with a variety of symptoms such as rectal pain, constipation, lower bac…
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of intrauterine injection of follicular fluid in in vitro fertilization (IVF). Materials and methods: A parallel randomized control clinical study was conducted on 110 patients attending Al-Zahra Educ…
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of endometrial preparation by exogenous steroids, with and without pretreatment by the use of GnRH agonist. Materials and methods: This randomized interventional study was conducted on 100 women who under…
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a rare form of chronic inflammatory response consisting of macrophages, lymphocytes, plasma cells and neutrophils too. Due to its locally destructive nature and mass forming capacity as a result of adhesi…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the pregnancy outcomes achieved by in vitro fertilization (IVF) between minimal stimulation and conventional antagonist protocols in poor ovarian responders (PORs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this randomized controlled…
OBJECTIVE: Since there is still controversy regarding the best first-line choice for ovulation induction (OI) other than clomiphene citrate (CC) in infertile women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the aim of the present stud…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of aerobic and stretching exercises on severity of primary dysmenorrhea. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 105 female students who were suffering from primary dysmenorr…
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to compare the results of fixed versus flexible GnRH antagonist protocols in controlled ovarian stimulation for Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) in patients with PCOS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A ra…
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether the MRI and biomarkers human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) and CA125 correlate with depth of myometrial invasion, histologic grade, cervical involvement and nodal metastases i…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of luteal phase support with vaginal progesterone on pregnancy rates in the intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles, stimulated with clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG), in sub fertile…
OBJECTIVE: To consider incisional endometrioma (IE) as a differential diagnosis of abdominal disorders and to recommend different treatments as preventive measures. Incisional endometrioma (IE), as a rare condition, usually develops in surg…