BACKGROUND Coffee is implicated in the susceptibility to several cancers. However, the association between coffee and lymphoma remains unclear. This meta-analysis aimed to assess quantitatively the association between coffee and the incidence of lymphoma. METHODS A literature search was performed for cohort and case-control studies published using PubMed, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases. Studi...

Background Endometriosis is defined as overgrowth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Diet may play a role in the aetiology of endometriosis through effects on oxidative stress, prostaglandin metabolism, and steroid hormone levels. The objective of this paper is to assess the role of diet on risk of endometriosis among infertile Iranian women. MaterialsAndMethods In this case cont...

Background The aim of this study was to compare sexual function between women of infertile couples and women who have undergone TL. MaterialsAndMethods In this case control study in Royan Institute and in a health center in Gilan province (Iran), between 2013 and 2014. There were 150 infertile women (cases) and 150 women undergoing TL (controls). A questionnaire was completed for each patient. ...

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the anxiety and depression in women with infertility. MaterialsAndMethods A case control study was carried out on 150 subjects with infertility and on 150 subjects with tubal ligation. The two groups were matched in demographic and personal characteristics. Data collection tool was a questionnaire including questions regarding demographic and obs...

attention as has epidemic encephalitis since its rediscovery in modern times a little more than a decade ago. A recent report on the study of this condition contains a bibliography of more than four thousand titles. Most of this work, of course, is written from the medical point of view. So obscure in its initial attack, so readily masked by other more common diseases in conjunction with which ...