International Journal of Fertility & Sterility is a quarterly English publication of Royan Institute. The aim of the journal is to disseminate information through publishing the most recent scientific research studies on fertility and sterility and other related topics. It was certified by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in 2007 and was accredited as a scientific and research journal by HBI (Health and Biomedical Information) Journal Accreditation Commission in 2008. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) which is an open access.
Published and Sponsored by:
Royan Institute, Iranian Academic Center for Education Culture and Research 
Chairman:
Ahmad Vosough Taqi Dizaj, M.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Editor in Chief:
Mohammad Hossein Nasr Esfahani, Ph.D., Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Section Editors:
Firoozeh Ahmadi, M.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Babak Eshrati, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Ph.D., Professor, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Hamid Gourabi, Ph.D., Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Mostafa Hamdieh, Ph.D., Professor, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Fatemeh Hassani, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Roya Hosseini, M.D., Assistant Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Ph.D., Professor, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Iran
Mozafar Khazaei, Ph.D., Professor, Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Alireza Kheradmand, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Afarin Rahimi Movaghar, M.D., Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Seyed Mohammad Moazzeni, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Parichehr Pooransari, M.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Fariba Ramazanali, M.D., Assistant Professor,Royan Institute, Iran
Maryam Shahhoseini, Ph.D., Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Marziyeh Tavalaee, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Editorial Board:
Gynecology and Female Infertility:
Mahnaz Ashrafi, M.D., Professor, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Marwan Alhalabi , M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Damascus University, Syria
Fabio Barra, M.D., University of Genoa, Italy
Sarah L. Berga, M.D., Professor, Emory University, USA
Klaus Bühler, M.D., Centre for Endocrinology & Reproductive Medicine Ulm & Stuttgart, Germany
Gloria Calagna, M.D., Ph.D.,Villa Sofia Cervello Hospital, Italy
Pasquale De Franciscis, M.D., Professor, University of Campania, Italy
Mohammad Eid Hammadeh, Ph.D., Professor, University of Saarland, Germany
Christian Egarter, M.D., Professor, University Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Syeda Fakhera Zaidi Feroz, M.D., Maternal and Child Health (RMCH), UK
Robert Fischer, M.D., Professor, Fertility Center, Hamburg, Germany
Forough Forghani, M.D., Associate Professor, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Firoozeh Gaffari, M.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Peter Humaidan, M.D., Professor, The Fertility Clinic Odense University Hospital(OUH), Denmark
Michael Massoud Kamrava, M.D., West Coast IVF Clinic Inc., USA, & Attending Physician at Avicenna Fertility Center, Tehran, Iran
Antonio Simone Lagana, M.D., Ph.D., University of Insubria, Italy
Tahereh Madani, M.D., Assistant Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Ashraf Moini, M.D., Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Camran Nezhat, M.D., Professor, Stanford University, USA
Shirin Niroomanesh, M.D., Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Kazem Nouri, M.D., Professor University Hospital Vienna, Vienna
Mohammad Ebrahim Parsanezhad, M.D., Professor, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Parichehr Pooransari, M.D., Royan Institute, Iran
Saghar Salehpour, M.D., Professor, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Ensieh Shahrokh Tehraninejad, M.D., Associate Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Sherman Silber, M.D., Professor, Infertility Center of St. Louis, St.Louis, USA
Togas Tulandi, M.D., Professor, Mc Gill University, Canada
Amerigo Vitagliano, M.D., University of Padua, Italy
Andrology:
Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D., Professor, University of Case Western Reserve, USA
Mustafa Numan Bucak, Ph.D., Professor, Selcuk University, Turkey
Giovanni Maria Colpi, M.D., Professor, Andrology Service, Procrea Swiss Fertility Center, Lugano, Switzerland
Pasqualotto Fabio Firmbach, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, University of Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Jorge Hallak, M.D., Ph.D., University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil
Seyed Jalil Hosseini, M.D., Professor, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mohammad Ali Sadighi Gilani, M.D., Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Marziyeh Tavalaee, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Genetics:
Parvaneh Afsharian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Hamid Gourabi, Ph.D., Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Seyed Mehdi Kalantar, Ph.D., Professor, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Iran
Seyed Javad Mowla, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Maryam Shahhoseini, Ph.D., Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Daniela Toniolo, Ph.D., Professor, Vita - Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Sadeq Vallian, Ph.D., Professor, University of Isfahan, Iran
Embryology:
Laura Cecilia Giojalas, Ph.D., Professor, University of Cordoba, Argentina
Seren GÜlşen (Giray) GÜrgen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Celal Bayar University, Turkey
Mozafar Khazaei, Ph.D., Professor, Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Navid Manuchehrabadi, Ph.D., Angio Dynamics, Marlborough, USA
Marcos Meseguer, Ph.D., Clinical Embryology Laboratory IVI Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Mansoureh Movahedin, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Nooredin Nematollahi, Ph.D., Professor, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Hans Ingolf Nielsen, Ph.D., Director, Clinical Embryology, Denmark
Mazdak Razi, D.V.M, Ph.D., Professor, Urmia University, Iran
Mojtaba Rezazadeh Valojerdi, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Mojdeh Salehnia, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Eimei Sato, Ph.D., Professor, Tohoku University, Japan
Abdolhossein Shahverdi, Ph.D., Professor, Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Nottola Stefania A, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
Epidemiology:
Babak Eshrati, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Ali Montazeri, Ph.D., Professor, ACECR, Iran
Seyad Abbas Motavalian, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Endocrinology and Metabolism:
Javad Behjati, M.D., Assistant Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Sandip Chattopadhyay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science & Management, Vidyasagar University, India
Roya Hosseini, M.D., Royan Institute, Iran
Abdolhossein Mehrabi, M.D., Assistant Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Pathology:
Saeid Abroun, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Mansour Jamali Zavarei, M.D., Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Narges Izadi Mood, M.D., Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Masoud Sotoudeh, M.D., Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Psychology and Psychiatry:
Eleonora Bielawska-Batorowicz, Ph.D., Professor, Institute of Psychology, University of Lodz, Poland
Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Ph.D., Professor, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Mostafa Hamdieh, M.D., Professor, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Afarin Rahimi Movaghar, M.D., Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Petra Thorn, Ph.D., Germany
Radiology and Imaging:
Firoozeh Ahmadi, M.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Ahmad Vosough Taqi Dizaj, M.D., Associate Professor, Royan Institute, Iran
Immunology:
Navid Esfandiari, PhD, HCLD, Professor, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, USA
Zuhair Mohammad Hassan, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Seyed Mohammad Moazzeni, Ph.D., Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Executive Committee:
Farideh Malekzadeh, M.Sc., Executive Manager, Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Parvaneh Afsharian, Ph.D., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Elham Amirchaghmaghi, M.D., Ph.D., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Reza Azimi, B.Sc., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Leila Daliri, M.Sc., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Mahdi Lotfipanah, M.Sc., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Reza Omani-Samani, M.D., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Faezeh Shekari, Ph.D., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
English Editors:
Sima Binaafar, M. Sc., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Saman Eghtesad, Ph.D., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Jane Elizabeth Ferrie, Ph.D., University College of London, London, UK
Vahid Ezzatizadeh, Ph.D., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Farnaz Shapouri, Ph.D., Memphasys Limited, NSW, Australia
Maryam Vatani, M.Sc., University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Kim Vagharfard, M.Sc., Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
Graphist:
Shohreh Roohbani, B.Sc, Royan Institute, Iran
Website Manager:
Zahra Rostamizadeh, M.Sc, Royan Institute, Iran
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