Menstrual Cycle Disturbances after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Following COVID-19 vaccination, some women suffered from menstrual cycle disturbances. This study aimed to investigate menstrual cycle disturbances after COVID-19 vaccination in women of reproductive age.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 407 vaccinated women in the vaccination center of Imam Hossein Hospital (Tehran, Iran) between October 2021 and October 2022.

Validity and Reliability of The Persian Version of Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire: A Psychometric Study.

Background: Women with uterine fibroids (UFs) experience many clinical manifestations that affect their quality of life (QOL). The Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Health-related Quality of Life (UFS-QOL) questionnaire is an English instrument specifically designed to assess fibroid-related symptoms and their impact on QOL. This study aims to investigate the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the UFS-QOL questionnaire in Iranian women with UF.

Menstrual disturbances following COVID-19 vaccination: A probable puzzle about the role of endocrine and immune pathways.

Menstruation is a monthly shedding of the uterine wall, presented by menstrual bleeding in women of reproductive age. Menstruation is regulated by fluctuation of estrogen and progesterone, as well as other endocrine and immune pathways. Many women experienced menstrual disturbances after vaccination against the novel coronavirus in the last two years.

Ovarian Toxicity Induced by Aluminum Chloride: Alteration of Cyp19a1, Pcna, Puma, and Map1lc3b genes Expression.

Aluminum (Al) is an abundant metal with wide application in our daily lives including medicine, industry, cosmetics, and packaging. After entrance to the body, aluminum binds to transferrin and reaches different tissues. Al is a metalloestrogen that can lead to oxidative stress (OxS) and endocrine disruption.