background and aim: preeclampsia is a considerable problem of pregnancy. endothelial dysfunction and placental hypoxia are the current hypothesis of preeclampsia. chronic inflammation, including periodontitis may provoke systemic maternal and placental pro-inflammatory endothelial dysfunction, which represent a significant risk factor for diseases of vascular origin. so this study was carried o...

Background Violence against women is a social, legal and health problem that poses a threat to mother and child in pregnancy. The present overview was conducted to review of Meta-analysis that assessed the line between the abuse on mother during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. Materials and Methods: This study reviewed all published articles from January 1996 to March 2018 by searching Inter...

background: there is an upward trend for parents to resort to assisted reproductive technology (art) treatment due to delayed childbirth or birth difficulties. objective: this study investigates the pregnancy health and birth outcomes of women who underwent art and analyzes the factors that influence birth weight to become<10 percentile when undergoing art. materials and methods: this study ana...

Background: Varicocele is commonly existed among infertile men and causes testis damage. Disorder of spermatogenesis was observed in varicocele individuals and leads to low quality sperm parameters and chromatin damage. Chromatin damage plays a critical role in pregnancy outcomes through in vitro or in vivo fertilization. Varicocelectomy considered as standard treatment of clinical varicocele. ...

Several large randomized controlled clinical trials failed to find that standard periodontal therapy during pregnancy reduces the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes (eg, preterm birth and low birthweight). However, treating periodontal disease during pregnancy may be too late to reduce the inflammation that is related to the adverse pregnancy outcomes. Moreover, periodontal treatment durin...

background: the selection of blastocyst warmed for transfer is based on pre-freeze morphology in vitrified-warmed single blastocyst transfer cycles. but, it is controversial which parameter of blastocyst morphology most closely related to the clinical outcomes. objective: to estimate the effect of blastocoele expansion, trophectoderm (te) morphology grade, and inner cell mass (icm) morphology g...

background: frozen- thawed embryo transfer is an essential part of art treatment and outcomes of this procedure are associated with several clinical factors. several studies have showed an increase level of ivf outcomes in women with sufficient vitamin d. objective: whether treatment of vitamin d insufficiency can improve pregnancy rates in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles. materials and me...

background: lead toxicity has been reported to affect hematopoietic, nervous, reproductive, cardiovascular and urinary tract systems. many investigators have so far studied the effects of high blood lead levels on pregnancy outcomes. objective: to investigate the effects of elevated maternal blood lead during pregnancy on some trace elements and pregnancy outcomes. methods: blood lead and plasm...

Abstract Introduction: Unplanned pregnancy and its complications are a global problem that affects women, families, and the community. Objective: This study aimed to assess the relationship between pregnancy intention, pregnancy outcomes, postpartum depression, and maternal role adaptation in pregnant women referred to healthcare centers of Robat Karim City, Iran.  Materials and Methods: Thi...