BACKGROUND Few studies have been conducted on the infertility problems in Iran. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of infertility problems and related factors in Iranian infertile patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross sectional study, 405 infertile patients referred to Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran, between 2014 and 2015, were selected by simple random sampling. Participan...

Background Infertility is defined as failure in pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse. Several centers have reported different causes of infertility. The most common causes of infertility are: male factor such as sperm disturbance, female factor such as ovulation dysfunction and tubal factor, both male and female factor, and unexplained infertility .The aim of this study was to su...

Abstract This document, translated from the original French, is an edited transcript of a conversation between Senegalese painter Iba Ndiaye, French art historian Jean Laude, and moderator, Roger Pillaudin. It took place on occasion Festival des arts et cultures africaines in Royan, France (March 1977), was later broadcast radio channel Culture. What stands out way Laude seeks to negate Ndiaye'...

Abstract This document, translated from the original French, is an edited transcript of a conversation between Senegalese painter Iba Ndiaye, French art historian Jean Laude, and moderator, Roger Pillaudin. It took place on occasion Festival des arts et cultures africaines in Royan, France (March 1977), was later broadcast radio channel Culture. What stands out way Laude seeks to negate Ndiaye'...

Nineteen species of mostly epiphytic lichens from the forests of Nowshahr and Royan located in Mazandaran province (N Iran) are reported. Three species, Ochrolechia pallescens, Phaeophyscia confusa and Usnea longissima, are newly reported for lichenized mycota of Iran and seven species are new to the province. Additionally, a short history of lichenological exploration in the Hyrcanian forest i...

recently, cell therapy has sparked a revolution in ischemic heart disease that will in the future help clinicians to cure patients. earlier investigations in animal models and clinical trials have suggested that positive paracrine effects such as neoangiogenesis and anti-apoptotic can improve myocardial function. in this regard the royan cell therapy center designed a few trials in collaboratio...