Iranian Red Crescent medical journal

INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infection is a common disease in the general population. However, in patients with frequent urinary tract infection, it is important to determine any treatable cause to avoid recurrence. CASE PRESENTATION: Herly…

BACKGROUND: Hysterectomy is one of the most common gynecological surgeries performed worldwide. However, women undergoing this surgery often experience negative emotional reactions. OBJECTIVES: This study was done with the aim of investiga…

INTRODUCTION: Leiomyosarcoma is a rare gynecologic malignancy that accounts for less than 1% of gynecological malignancies. Leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is an even rarer condition. According to Gardner's criteria, the diagnosis is m…

BACKGROUND: Drugs administration as a pretreatment regiment before ICSI cycle in PCOs patients could enhance the success rate. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of metformin with Simvastatin in patients wit…

BACKGROUND: Menorrhagia is a common health problem in women, particularly those with bleeding disorders. Little is known about the course of menorrhagia or other bleeding symptoms in women with the most common congenital bleeding disorder, …

INTRODUCTION: Pelvic pain results from many causes such as primary dysmenorrhea, uterine anomalies, menstrual outflow obstruction, endometriosis, myoma and adenomyosis. This study reports on a rare case of non-communicating functional rudim…

BACKGROUND: Diseases and tumors of the appendix vermiformis are very rare, except acute appendicitis. OBJECTIVES: This retrospective study was conducted to document the unusual findings in appendectomy specimens. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Dat…

BACKGROUND: Endometrial receptivity is required for successful implantation and pregnancy. Despite the remaining controversy, many studies have shown that ultrasonographic endometrial thickness can be considered as an indicator of endometri…

Fibroids are the most common benign tumors of the uterus during female reproductive age. Uterine artery embolization (UAE) using embolic particles (PVA, Gelfoam) to occlude the uterine arteries, have been reported as a relatively safe, effe…

The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the technological viability, basic safety and consequence of central pancreatectomy (CP) with pancreaticogastrostomy in properly chosen sufferers with noncancerous central pancreatic pathology. T…