Metabolic and endocrine changes induced by cinnamon in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: A pilot study.

Objective: Most polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients have metabolic abnormalities in which insulin resistance (IR) plays a pivotal role. Cinnamon is a herbal medicine with insulinotropic properties. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effects of cinnamon on ovarian volume, androgenic profile, and metabolic and anthropometric parameters in women with PCOS.

Credible Serological Evidence of Latent Toxoplasma Infection Among Women with Primary Infertility: A Ten-Year Registry-Based Study.

Background: Some evidence reveled that chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) has recently been associated with infertility in human and experimental model. This baseline study aimed to investigate serological evidence of Toxoplasma infection among infertile women who admitted to the in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic at Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran province, Sari, northern Iran.

Attitudes and Knowledge of Infertile Iranian Couples Among Treatment With Assisted Reproductive Technologies During COVID-19 Pandemics.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected the continuation of all non-emergency medical treatment and patients potentially suffer from restrictions including patients under infertility treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of infertile couples about continuing assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) therapy during the COVID-19 outbreak, in Sari, Iran. We conducted a prospective longitudinal investigation on potential infertile couples for treatment with ARTs referred to our infertility clinic from March 2020 to June 2020.

Spontaneous Hemothorax during pregnancy: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Spontaneous hemothorax is a rare but life-threatening condition, which is the main cause of respiratory distress during pregnancy and after delivery without any evidence of post-traumatic injury.

Case Presentation: A 34-year-old woman, pregnant at 20 weeks, presented in the emergency department complaining of dyspnea accompanied by epigastric pain, with dominance on the left side. Chest X-ray and CT-scan revealed an opacity by displacing heart to the right side.

Investigation of vaginal and rectal swabs of women infected with COVID-19 in two hospitals covered by Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2020.

Due to the emergence of COVID-19 virus worldwide and need to identify ways of transmitting the virus, we conducted a cross-sectional study from July to November 2020 on 80 women with COVID-19 infection was confirmed by nasopharyngeal proper time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). We investigated SARS-CoV-2 in their vaginal and rectal swabs. The results showed that ( = 6, 7.

Effect of platelet-rich plasma on pregnancy outcomes in infertile women with recurrent implantation failure: a randomized controlled trial.

Methods: This study was directed to assess the efficacy of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on pregnancy rate in recurrent implantation failure. Between 2016 and 2019, a total of 98 women who unsuccessful to be pregnant after three or more high-quality embryo transfers undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer with or without an intrauterine infusion of platelet-rich plasma. Thus, 0.

Effects of clomiphene citrate plus estradiol or progesterone on endometrial ultrastructure: An RCT.

Background: Pinopods concentrations in endometrial surface is a marker of implantation. Estradiol valerate (EV) was used to change the adverse effects of Clomiphene Citrate (CC) on the endometrium.

Objective: The goal was to assess whether there is a significant difference in the endometrial pinopods concentrations and other parameters after adding EV and progesterone to higher doses of CC.

Age of Natural Menopause and Related Factors among the Tabari Cohort.

Objectives: The age of menopause is affected by several factors. In this study we aimed to identify the age of natural menopause and its related factors in a large-scale population-based cohort in Iran.

Methods: In this study, a subset of data collected during the enrollment phase of the Tabari cohort study was utilized.

Are intra follicular estradiol and oocytes quality in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology different between the right and left ovaries? An observational study.

Objective: Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) for In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is considered as an assisted reproduction technology. There are established structural and biological differences between both ovaries which may affect their responsiveness to COS. Whether the right or the left ovary responds superior to COS is a question which is unresolved in the literature.

Comparison of First Trimester Screening for Down's Syndrome Using Free Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A Levels between Spontaneous and IVF Pregnancies at 12 Weeks of Gestation.

Background: In some previous studies, it was shown that first trimester screening tests produce equivocal results in fertilization (IVF) pregnancies. The purpose of this study was to compare free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPPA) levels between single normal and IVF pregnancies during 11 to 13 week (+ 6 day) of gestational age.

Materials And Methods: In this observational cohort study, 300 consecutive single IVF pregnancies and 700 single normal pregnancies were enrolled at about 11-13 week + 6 day gestational age and levels of free β-hCG and PAPPA were compared between the groups.

Comparison of Cabergoline and Quinagolide in Prevention of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome among Patients Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection.

Background: The aim of the current study is to compare quinagolide with cabergoline in prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) among high risk women undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Materials And Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was performed from March 2015 to February 2017. One hundred and twenty six women undergoing ICSI who were at high risk of developing OHSS (having over 20 follicles of >12 mm), were randomized into two groups.

Comparing the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and human chorionic gonadotropin on final oocytes for ovulation triggering among infertile women undergoing intrauterine insemination: An RCT.

Background: The purpose of triggering in ovulation induction is to induce the final maturation of oocytes and their release from the ovary for fertilization.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) on the final maturation of oocytes and pregnancy rates in intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles.

Materials And Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 110 infertile women who were selected for IUI entered the study.

Efficacy of oxytocin versus carbetocin in prevention of postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean section under general anesthesia: a prospective randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To compare the use of carbetocin and oxytocin in the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean section.

Methods: The present study was a prospective double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial performed in two university-based hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Two hundred and twenty women with the gestational age of more than 37 weeks, who needed cesarean operation, participated in the study.

Does intrauterine saline infusion by intrauterine insemination (IUI) catheter as endometrial injury during IVF cycles improve pregnancy outcomes among patients with recurrent implantation failure?: An RCT.

Background: Recurrent implantation failure is one of the most issues in IVF cycles. Some researchers found that beneficial effects of endometrial Scratching in women with recurrent implantation failure, while some authors demonstrated contrary results.

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of intrauterine.

A comparative study of dydrogesterone and micronized progesterone for luteal phase support during in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles.

The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy, tolerability and patients' satisfaction after the use of oral dydrogesterone with vaginal micronized progesterone for luteal-phase support (LPS) among infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). A total of 210 women (aged 20-40 years old) with a history of infertility, who underwent controlled ovarian stimulation for fresh intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer cycles, were included in the study. Consequently, they were randomized to receive LPS with dydrogesterone 20 mg twice daily (n = 96) or micronized progesterone 400 mg twice daily at the day of oocyte retrieval (n = 114).