Firouzeh Ghaffari

ORCID: 0000-0002-9234-5318 · 21 papers in corpus
lab-animal 2026
International journal of fertility & sterility ·doi:10.22074/ijfs.2025.2029019.1684

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a benign gynaecological disorder characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Proliferation of endometrial tissue and neoangiogenesis are essential factors in the development of e…

observational 2026
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-026-04589-7

BACKGROUND: This study intended to investigate the relationship between the hormone receptors (including estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER/PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) or triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC…

observational 2025
International journal of fertility & sterility ·doi:10.22074/ijfs.2024.1996107.1447

BACKGROUND: Hydrosalpinx is a recognized condition affecting the fallopian tubes, which decreases the embryo implantation rate and success in in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. It can manifest detrimental effects through inflammatory co…

observational 2025
International journal of reproductive biomedicine ·doi:10.18502/ijrm.v22i11.17819

BACKGROUND: Endometrioma, a common manifestation of endometriosis, often indicates the severity of the disease. In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (ET) are key therapeutic strategies for infertility associated with endometriosis. Ho…

observational 2025
Journal of ovarian research ·doi:10.1186/s13048-025-01789-x

BACKGROUND: Fertility preservation is an important aspect of care for breast cancer patients. This study was designed to compare the ovarian function including ovarian reserve and ovarian stimulation response in breast cancer patients under…

nonrandomized-trial 2024
International journal of fertility & sterility ·doi:10.22074/ijfs.2024.2026081.1655

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the alteration of endometrial expression levels of HOXA9/HOXA10/ HOXA11/HOXD10 genes and HOX transcript antisense intergenic RNA (HOTAIR) in mid-luteal phase endometrium in patients with hydrosalpin…

observational 2023
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-023-39341-w

Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency could play an important role in the development of non-skeletal diseases, including cancer. Vitamin D also affects the function of the reproductive system. In the present study, the relatio…

observational 2023
International journal of reproductive biomedicine ·doi:10.18502/ijrm.v21i10.14535

BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is defined as embryo implantation in a location other than the uterine cavity. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the expression of several genes, which may play a role in EP, in the ampulla region of fallop…

rct 2023
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-023-02473-2

BACKGROUND: Currently, optimal method of ovarian stimulation (OS) to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in the patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is unknown. The present research aims to study the efficiency of minimal-OS method in …

case-report 2023
Cell journal ·doi:10.22074/cellj.2023.2000360.1289

Today, timely diagnosis and therapeutic progress open a road of hope for survival in cancerous patients. Increased knowledge about the various cytotoxic treatment's impacts on ovarian function and fertility has resulted in a surge in the nu…

other 2023
International journal of fertility & sterility ·doi:10.22074/ijfs.2023.1972252.1390

BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is defined as implantation and development of an embryo outside of the uterine tissue. Women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART), particularly frozen embryo transfer (FET), are in high-risk…

observational 2022
Reproductive health ·doi:10.1186/s12978-022-01406-w

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, as chronic estrogen-dependent disease, is defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Proliferation of endometrial tissue and neoangiogenesis are critical factors in development of endom…

other 2021
BMC medical informatics and decision making ·doi:10.1186/s12911-020-01362-0

BACKGROUND: Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) outcome prediction is a challenging issue which the assisted reproductive technology (ART) practitioners are dealing with. Predicting the success or failure of IUI based on the couples' features c…

lab-animal 2021
Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.12.011

RESEARCH QUESTION: Do human endometriosis organoids recapitulate aberrant progesterone signalling in the disease to serve as advanced experimental models for uncovering epigenetic mechanisms involved in attenuated progesterone response in e…

review 2021
The British journal of radiology ·doi:10.1259/bjr.20201386

Tubal and peritoneal disease are the main causes of infertility. Tubal pathology can be either congenital malformation or acquired, proximal or distal, unilateral or bilateral and transient or permanent. Several imaging methods such as lapa…

observational 2021
·doi:10.1093/humrep/deab130.337

Abstract Study question Is epigenetic modifications pattern in DMR region of H19 gene different in endometrial tissues of women with endometriosis in compare to normal endometrium? Summary answer The methylation level in DMR region of H19 g…

2021
·doi:10.1093/humrep/deab130.340

Abstract Study question Evolution of the ALX1 and PDHX genes expression and incorporation of H2BK5ac mark on the promoter of these genes in endometriotic tissues versus normal endometrium Summary answer Lower incorporation of H2BK5ac mark i…

observational 2021
Journal of clinical laboratory analysis ·doi:10.1002/jcla.23948

BACKGROUND: The 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is an important enzyme of folate and methionine metabolism, which is expressed in human oocytes and preimplantation. Due to the involvement of MTHFR in female reproduction, we…

review 2020
·doi:10.22038/ijogi.2020.17298

Introduction: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease which affects fertility. This study was performed with aim to evaluate the clinical role of surgical intervention and assisted reproductive technology (ART) in infertile women wi…

review 2015
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry ·doi:10.1016/j.cca.2015.12.040

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that belongs to the family of steroid hormones. The biological actions of vitamin D are exerted through a soluble protein, the vitamin D receptor (VDR). VDR is a transcription factor located in the nuclei …

observational 2013
International journal of fertility & sterility

BACKGROUND: Different success rate of Intracytoplasmic Sperm injection (ICSI) has been observed in various causes of infertility. In this study, we evaluated the relation between ICSI outcome and different causes of infertility. We also aim…