Tahereh Poordast

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran| Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

[ 1 ] - Serum and Peritoneal Fluid Cytokine Profiles in Infertile Women with Endometriosis

Background: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease with the growth of endometrial cells out of uterus and in the peritoneal cavity. T cell subsets participate in the establishment and progress of the disease by producing different cytokines. Objective: To investigate a group of cytokines related to Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg subsets within both peripheral blood...

[ 2 ] - Combination Effect of Caffeine and Caffeic Acid Treatment on the Oxidant Status of Ectopic Endometrial Cells Separated from Patients with Endometriosis

Background: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease in which oxidative stress is a potential factor. Caffeine and caffeic acid are present in various foods and beverages with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic properties. In this study, we aimed to investigate the ameliorative effects of caffeine, caffeic acid, and caffeine+caffeic acid treatments on oxidative stress...

[ 3 ] - Correction: Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors of Couples Referred to An Infertility Center in Shiraz, Iran

In this article which was published in Int J Fertil Steril, Vol 11, No 4, Jan-Mar 2018, on pages 293-297, the “Duration of tducation (male)” was misspelled in Table 1. The corrected one is “Duration of education (male)”.

[ 4 ] - Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors of Couples Referred to An Infertility Center in Shiraz, Iran

Objective Infertility has an adverse effect on Quality of Life (QoL). The present study aimed to evaluate QoL and its effective factors in infertile couples. MaterialsAndMethods Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) Instrument was used to measure QoL among 500 volunteer couplesattending the infertility clinic of Mother and Child Hospital in Shiraz, Iran. The participants’ demographic and clinica...

[ 5 ] - The potential role of radiolabeled red blood cell scintigraphy in diagnosis of endometriosis

Introduction: Endometriosis is a gynecological disease and disorder that occurs when endometrial cells are shed through the fallopian tubes and are implanted on the surfaces of pelvis and abdomen. They form lesions that respond to hormones of the menstural cycle and will stimulate inflammation. It is controversial whether [99mTc]Tc-RBC scan would be sufficient for lo...