Introduction and purpose:  Premarital counseling is one of the ways to change or reduce irrational beliefs and false expectations from marriage and has effective and significant effects on the quality of people's marriages. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the perspective of Iranian COUPLES regarding tele marriage counseling in Karaj city. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 2022 on 200 people who referred to marriage centers in Karaj. The tools used in this study include a demographic questionnaire and a telemedicine acceptance questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS V23 software. Results: In this study, 56.5% were women and 43.5% were men. The average age of women participating in the research was 28.90 ± 7.51 years and the average age of men was 32.52 ± 5.16 years. Among the participants in this study, 43.5% did not consider premarital education sufficient. The average score obtained by the participants from the feasibility questionnaire is 59.03 ± 07.13. The lowest and highest scores are 29 and 99, respectively. The results of this study showed that almost 75% of the participants agree that using tele marriage counseling can be beneficial in starting their life together. Conclusion: The continuation of tele marriage counseling after the face-to-face meeting of health centers, which is required to register their marriage, can be beneficial in starting their joint life and solve many of their needs and questions.

Obejective (s): infertile COUPLES RECEIVING IVF / ICSI treatment may be at higher risk of developing psychological or health-related problems. Identification of these groups at risk may enable better allocation for appropriate counseling.Methods: a total of 1028 (516 women and 512 men) were invited to complete health survey short form (SF-36) questionnaire prior to initiating IVF / ICSI treatment in Vali.e.Asr hospital and Rooyan infertility center.The patient’s demographic and clinical characteristics were also recorded.Results: male SF-36 scores were higher than those reported by women. Quality of life increased with advancing age, level of education, economic status, in working women and infertility due to male factor.Conclusion: Infertile COUPLES are at risk of a sub- optimal quality of life. Psychological counseling, especially support psychotherapy, must be regarded for patients in order to increase their quality of life.

in the law of embryos donation that was approved for artificial insemination or treatment of infertile COUPLES, the legitimacy of fertility was subjected to observance of the Islamic criteria of artificial insemination without clearing and specifying them. with due attention that the Artificial inseminators are physicians and not specialist of Islamic law, it is necessary that the lawmaker revised the law and Select a method that is in accordance with Islamic prerequisite criteria and also determine the Islamic criteria of artificial insemination accurately which the most important of them are the sanctity of RECEIVING woman’s uterus, the observance of Iddah during the pregnancy and the necessity of perseverance the child's parentage that shaping his or her identity.

Background and Aim: Public confidence in RECEIVING the vaccine is essential for the success of communities in controlling COVID-19. The aim of this study was to determine the role of trust in RECEIVING or not RECEIVING COVID-19 vaccine among the people of Bushehr province, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on the fifth wave of coronavirus (delta strain) in Iran. Data were collected using an online questionnaire distributed among adults in Bushehr province (over 18 years old) for two weeks (July 25 to August 8, 2021). The questionnaire included 5 demographic questions and 19 main questions in the form of three dimensions of trust in vaccines, trust in vaccine manufacturers, and trust in government and health authorities. Results: 384 people submitted a completed questionnaire. Mean trust in vaccine products was 3. 34±, 1. 08, trust in vaccine manufacturers was 3. 12±, 0. 29, trust in government and health officials was 3. 24±, 0. 38 and overall trust was 3. 23±, 0. 48. The relationship between trust and its dimensions with RECEIVING or not RECEIVING the vaccine was confirmed (p <0. 05). Among those who received the vaccine, trust in the vaccine (4. 18), manufacturers (3. 18), and health officials (3. 41) were good, but among those who did not receive the vaccine, trust in the vaccine (2. 07) Manufacturers (3. 03) and health officials (2. 98) were recorded as weak, moderate and moderate, respectively. The relationship between gender, education, age, underlying disease, and history of COVID-19 with or without vaccination was also confirmed (p <0. 05). Conclusion: Among the respondents, those who had higher trust in the vaccine, manufacturers, and government and health officials received the vaccine, which shows the importance of trust in vaccination. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the options of building trust for the success of the national vaccination.

Background: The efficacy of Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ARTs) or technologies used to treat infertile COUPLES has been approved. One such technique is embryo donation. However, there is insufficient knowledge of the experiences of mothers RECEIVING donated embryos. Thus, the present study was conducted with the aim to determine the experiences of mothers RECEIVING donated embryos. Materials and Methods: This qualitative conventional content analysis study was conducted in 2018 for 8 months (from February to September). The research setting was Royan Institute. Mothers RECEIVING donated embryos were selected from among those who were pregnant or were at the postpartum stage using the purposive sampling method. A total of 15 interviews were performed with 13 participants. The qualitative data were collected using deep unstructured interviews and analyzed using the Graneheim and Lundman (2004) method in (version 10,VERBI GmbH, Berlin, Germany) software. Results: Data analysis resulted in 412 open codes that were then categorized into 7 main categories and their subcategories. The main categories were as follows: sociocultural constraint, feeling of insecurity in personal and family identity, protection of personal and family identity, confounded support, pressure and hardship, and achieving relative tranquility. Conclusions: The results of this study showed that the mothers who underwent embryo donation experienced feelings of insecurity regarding both individual and family identities, were confronted with sociocultural difficulties, and faced various pressures. It is suggested that future care plans be focused on the identity crisis of these families and the children resulting from these methods, and that future plans balance the socioeconomic pressures resulting from the use of these methods.