Current Women's Health Reviews - Volume 21, Issue 4, 2025

BackgroundSexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) can cause serious health complications, including pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and cervical cancer. Adolescents and young adults are particularly vulnerable to STIs due to risk-taking behaviors, multiple sexual partners, and inconsistent condom use. Our study aimed to examine the knowledge about contraceptive met Read More

Approximately 50% of pregnant women globally suffer from pregnancy-related anaemia, which is a serious issue for reproductive health and can lead to a number of complications, including low birth weights, premature deliveries, foetal deformities, and feto-maternal mortality.AimThis study aimed to evaluate the suggested strategies to prevent anaemia in pregnancy through a 5-year scoping review (November, 2017 to Nov Read More

ObjectivesEndometriosis is a chronic disease that affects about 5-15% of women of reproductive age. Considering the extensive impact of this disease on women's sexual function, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in Iranian women with endometriosis and the factors associated with it.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was performed on 300 women (150 women with end Read More

BackgroundCervical cancer is reported as one of the most prevalent malignancies worldwide in women. There is a substantial connection between cervical diseases and infection with Human Papillomavirus (HPV), especially Types 16 and 18 of HPV.ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the HPV genotype distribution to determine its most common type at a referral hospital in Iran.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted Read More

BackgroundPremenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is one of the most common psychosomatic disorders in women of reproductive age, affecting their daily activities. This syndrome also has a negative impact on marital satisfaction and marital adjustment. Therefore, a study was conducted in 2022 with the aim of investigating the effect of an educational intervention in women with premenstrual syndrome and their spouses on marital sa Read More

Background and ObjectiveCervical erosion (Qurūḥ al-Raḥim) is one of the most frequent gynecological conditions seen in clinical practice. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to assess the impact of the topical application of Marham-i-Bāsalīqūn in Qurūḥ al-Raḥim.Material and MethodA randomized comparative clinical study was carried out at the Institute Hospital in Bengaluru. Diagnosed cases (n=40) of c Read More

BackgroundBrucellosis is a multi-organ infectious disease that can affect people of all ages. Systemic symptoms of brucellosis include back pain, headache, fatigue, weakness, general body pain, fever and chills, anorexia, muscle pain, sweating, weight loss, joint pain, cough, neurological symptoms, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. In this report, the case of a pregnant woman suffering from Malta fever with sev Read More

IntroductionMethotrexate (MTX) was traditionally administered using the multi-dose regimen or single-dose protocols to treat ectopic pregnancies. The two-dose regimen was described as a cross between these two previous protocols aiming to lower side effects than multi-dose with a higher success rate of single-dose protocols. Hence, this study compared double-dose versus single-dose methotrexate therapy in the treatme Read More

IntroductionScientific midwifery associations can play a leading role in improving maternal health policies and practices. This study aimed to evaluate the Iran Scientific Association of Midwifery (ISAM) using a translated valid version of the Member Association Capacity Assessment tool (MACAT) and also to explain the needs and propose the related strategies and actions to improve ISAM capacities.MethodsThis was a mi Read More