Journal of Reproduction & Infertility

Journal of Reproduction & Infertility

Obesity and Infertility: Persian Medicine Perspective

Letter to Editor

Authors
Mehdi Pasalar 1
Maryam Mosaffa-Jahromi 2
Sedigheh Amooee 3
Babak Daneshfard 4
1 Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Essence of Parsiyan Wisdom Institute, Traditional Medicine and Medicinal Plant Incubator, Shiraz University of
2 Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4 Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
10.18502/jri.v22i1.4999
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Journal of Reproduction & Infertility
Volume 22, Issue 1
Winter 2021
Pages 73-74