background: genital chlamydia infection (gci) and the associated pathologies have been implicated in tubal infertility. though the actual pathologic mechanisms are still uncertain, oxidative stress and other factors have been implicated. the purpose of the study was to determine the possible contribution of female reproductive hormones and biomarkers of oxidative stress in genital chlamydial in...

The current study focused to determine significant cardiovascular risk factors through principal component factor analysis (PCFA) among three generations on 1827 individuals in three generations including 911 males (378 from offspring, 439 from parental and 94 from grand-parental generations) and 916 females (261 from offspring, 515 from parental and 140 from grandparental generations). The stu...

BACKGROUND Understanding women's perspectives of female genital cutting is particularly critical for understanding the roots of the problem and enhancing effectiveness of any prevention program. Very limited research has examined how people in Iraqi Kurdistan Region think about this practice. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of women of female genital cutting with the aim of uncover...