BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women. Women with breast cancer encounter many psychosocial stresses as well as physical problems. AIM   To capture the meaning of living with breast cancer from the unique perspective and through the lived experiences of Iranian women with breast cancer that were explained with their own words. METHODS A phenomenological appr...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer in women and is one of the most frequent cancers among Iranian women. Delay in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer diminishes a women's chance of survival. Breast self- examination (BSE) may be effective in early detection. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between Iranian women's socioeconomic status and their...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death throughout the world. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight/obesity, central obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia, as well as dietary factors contributing to the development of dyslipidemia among middle-aged women. METHODS The research design of the present study was a population-based cross-sectional stu...

Introduction: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) is a heterogeneous disease which consisting of three or more successive abortions before 20 weeks of pregnancy. The cytokines that secreted by Th1 cells (IL-1, TNFα and IFNγ) were described as etiologic factors in RPL. The aim of this study was investigate to association between recurrent pregnancy loss and IL-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL-1RN) intr...

ackground and aims: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common among housewives. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of MSDs and its predictors among a group of Iranian housewives. Methods: This cross-sectional study carried out on 600 Iranian housewives in 2014 that were selected using multistage random sampling from three cities incl...

BACKGROUND Obesity is currently emerging as a global epidemic, affecting 10% of adultpopulation worldwide. The primary objective of the current systematic reviewis to describe the trend of overall prevalence of obesity in Iranian women andmenthrough a meta-analysis. METHODS We searched the medical literature published from 1990 to 2007 in Medline(PubMed), EMBASE database, and the Iranian digi...

BACKGROUND Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is defined as the presence of bacteria in urine without having signs and symptoms. The aim of this meta-analysis was to estimate the overall prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among Iranian pregnant women. METHODS Major national and international databases were searched up to November 2015, including Scientific Information Database, MagIran, Web o...

BACKGROUND Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is among the most unfavorable problems in women in reproductive age; however its pathophysiology is still not fully confirmed. Vitamin D as an immunomodulator could prevent inflammatory state before and during menstruation. OBJECTIVE The aim was to investigate whether there is any relationship between serum vitamin D levels and PMS. MATERIALS AND METHO...

BACKGROUND Vaginal flora of healthy women is dominated by Lactobacillus species which can prevent bacterial vaginosis. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to determine the differences in vaginal lactobacilli composition of Iranian healthy and bacterial vaginosis (BV) infected women and compared their cytotoxic effects with commercial vaginal probiotics. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and s...