Gholami, Roya http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7322-182X
Borumandnia, Nasrin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-8313
Kalhori, Elham
Taheri, Mahshid
Khodakarami, Nahid
Funding for this research was provided by:
Men,s Health and Reproductive Health Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Article History
Received: 11 March 2023
Accepted: 31 October 2023
First Online: 22 November 2023
Declarations
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: The study was conducted by the Helsinki Declaration and approved by the ethics committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, with the code "IR.SBMU.RETECH.REC.1400.227" on Sep 2021. As it was a retrospective chart review involving a large number of appropriately anonymized records, the need for consent to participate was deemed unnecessary according to national regulations, and the ethics committee of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences would not consider informed consent and authorization were required. All methods were performed under the relevant guidelines and regulations approved by the research deputy and the ethical committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.