For decades, political observers and pundits have characterized the Islamic Republic of Iran
as an ideologically rigid state on the verge of collapse, exclusively connected to a narrow …

We use various datasets including the 1986, 1996 and 2006 Censuses and the 2000 Iran
Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) to examine fertility trends over the last three …

Background: Induced abortion accounts for 1 in 8 of approximately 600000 maternal deaths
that occur annually worldwide. Induced abortion rate can be considered as one of the …

Abortion traditionally means miscarriage and is still known as a problem, which societies
have been trying to reduce its rate by using legal means. Despite the fact that pregnant …

This study explores reasons for withdrawal use that is highly prevalent in Iran. A face-to-face
semi-structured survey questionnaire was designed and 79 married women aged 15–49 …

Methods This cross-sectional study used an online questionnaire involving women aged 18-
49 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Descriptive analyses were performed and the Chi-squared test …

METHODS: Data for analysis came from 2,934 married women aged 1 5-49 who completed
the 2009 Tehran Survey of Fertility. Estimated abortion rates and proportions of known …

Objective To investigate the prevalence of fecundity and other reproductive problems among
a group of farmers in Kavar district of Fars province, southern Iran. Methods A total of 268 …

Background: Abortions are of major public health concern in developing countries. In
settings in which abortion is highly prohibited, the direct interview is not a reliable method to …

Background: Studies on the interaction of pemphigus and pregnancy are limited to case
reports and small case series. Pregnancy is not rare in Iranian pemphigus patients due to …