A physiotherapeutic approach to a baby with right disgenesis of thumb and left agenesis of upper extremity: A case report.

A boy with bilateral congenital anomalies of the upper extremities with transverse absence of the left arm (agenesis) and absence of right thumb (disgenesis), fixed elbow in extension due to humeroradial synostosis thought that the humerus was intact. His wrist could move passively with 50° flexion, 0° extension, and 70° radial deviation. The other 4 fingers were intact, 4-5 metatarsal bones were in synostosis, and the fifth finger was clinodactyly.

A new grading system for testicular trauma and one-year follow-up results on male testicular function: Gülhane Grading System.

Background: This study reports our seven-year experience of one-year follow-up results after scrotal and testicular trauma, classified according to the Gülhane Grading System (GGS). We provide detailed hormonal analyses, ultrasound (US) evaluations, and spermiogram results. There are no previous studies that focus on all these detailed topics in relation to a grading system.

A comparison of the effects of nifedipine and indomethacin used in preterm labor tocolytic treatment on feto-maternal Doppler ultrasonography flow.

Objective: To compare the effects of nifedipine and indomethacin, used for tocolytic purposes in the treatment of preterm labor (PTL), on fetal-maternal Doppler blood flows and perinatal outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Eighty pregnant women between weeks 24 and 32 of gestation who used nifedipine (n = 40) and indomethacin (n = 40) as tocolytic treatments due to PTL were prospectively and consecutively included in the study. Sociodemographic, obstetric, and laboratory and Doppler flow parameters were compared between the groups.

The impact of preoperative anxiety on pain and analgesia consumption in women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy with general anesthesia and spinal anesthesia.

Objectives: To assess the impact of preoperative anxiety on pain and analgesic consumption in patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy (VH) with general and spinal anesthesia.

Material And Methods: A total of 200 participants, including 100 undergoing vaginal hysterectomy with general anesthesia (group 1) and 100 with spinal anesthesia (group 2), were enrolled. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used for the postoperative pain intensity.

Intra- and post-operative outcomes of the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Program in laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol on perioperative and post-operative outcomes in laparoscopic hysterectomies (LHs) performed for benign gynecological diseases.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted with randomized 100 participants who underwent LH between 1 January and 31 December, 2022. A standard care protocol was applied to 50 participants (Group 1, control) and the ERAS protocol to the other 50 (Group 2, study).

An evaluation of serum blood parameters and amyloid A levels in pregnant women with threatened miscarriage.

Objective: This study investigated whether serum amyloid A (AA) levels can be used as a biomarker in patients with threatened abortion.

Material And Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted at the Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Türkiye, between April and October 2023. Eighty-eight pregnant women, 44 diagnosed with threatened miscarriage (Group 1) and 44 healthy individuals (Group 2), were included in the study.

Evaluation of concordance between loop electrosurgical excisional procedure and cervical colposcopic biopsy results.

Objective: To evaluate the results of loop electrosurgical excisional procedures (LEEP) with colposcopic biopsy results of patients who presented to our hospital for vaginal smears.

Material And Methods: The LEEP reports of patients who presented to our gynecology clinic between January 2015 and December 2020 were retrospectively evaluated. The data were obtained from electronic patient records and the department of medical pathology archives.

Comparison of Perinatal Outcomes Between Syrian Refugees and Turkish Women in the Middle Anatolia Region of Turkey.

Objective: To compare the results of perinatal outcomes between Syrian refugees and Turkish women between 2016 and 2020.

Methods: The birth results of 17,997 participants (Syrian refugees: 3579 and Turkish women: 14,418) who delivered in the Labor Department of our hospital between January 2016 and December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Maternal age was younger (24.

Does cabergoline administration affect endometrial VEGFR-2 expression in a rat model of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome?

Objective: To assess the effect of cabergoline on endometrial vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) immunoexpression in an ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) rat model.

Material And Methods: Twenty-one immature female Wistar rats were assigned into three groups: group 1, the control group; group 2, stimulated with gonadotropins to mimic OHSS; and group 3, in which an OHSS protocol was induced and thereafter treated with cabergoline (100 μg/kg/day). Body weight, ovarian volume, corpora lutea numbers, and endometrial VEGFR-2 expression were compared between the groups.

The role of trimetazidine in ischemia/reperfusion damage treatment in an ovary torsion model experimentally induced in rats.

The aim of this experimental animal study was to investigate the histopathological and biochemical efficacy of trimetazidine (TMZ) in decreasing ovary damage in an ovary ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) model in the rat. A total of 35 Wistar albino female rats were randomly separated into five groups,  = 7 per group: Group 1: Sham (S) was only given a laparotomy procedure. Group 2: Ischaemia (I) group with 2-hour ischaemia using a vascular sutur.

Is There Any Effect of the Physician Performing Embryo Transfer in IVF-ICSI Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objective:  To evaluate whether there is an effect of the physician who transfers the embryos on pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) treatment.

Methods:  A total of 757 participants were analyzed between 2012 and 2017. Participants were classified according to 3 physicians who transferred the embryos: ([group 1 = 164 patients]; [group 2 = 233 patients]; [group 3 = 360 patients]).

Effectiveness of the Epley maneuver versus Cawthorne-Cooksey vestibular exercises in the treatment of posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV): A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of peripheral vertigo that mainly affects the posterior semicircular canal. Studies suggest that Epley maneuver could improve balance of patients, but Cawthorne-Cooksey vestibular exercises are still scarce. This study aimed to observe the effects of Cawthorne-Cooksey vestibular exercises applied after the Epley maneuver on balance, vertigo symptoms, and quality of life in posterior semicircular canal BPPV.

Kisspeptin and Hematologic Parameters as Predictive Biomarkers for First-Trimester Abortions.

Objective: Spontaneous abortion is the most common complication of early pregnancy, affecting up to 20% of recognized pregnancies. Kisspeptin is predominantly released by placental syncytiotrophoblasts, and regulates their placental invasion into the uterine matrices. We aimed to establish an association of serum kisspeptin levels with pregnancy outcomes during the early gestational stage of the first trimester.

The effect of embryo transfer technique on pregnancy rates in fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles: A prospective cohort study.

Objective: To investigate whether embryo transfer affects pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) treatment.

Materials And Methods: A total of 2,257 patients who underwent IVF-ICSI treatment between 2012 and 2017 were included in this study. Subjects were categorized according to the embryo transfer technique that was required: group 1 (n=1,657) underwent easy transfer with a soft catheter; group 2 (n=548) received external guidance transfers; and group 3 (n=52) experienced difficult transfers with a stylet.

Early-cleavage versus blastocyst stage embryo transfer: a prospective comparative study.

Objective: To evaluate whether or not embryo transfer (ET) day has an effect on the rates of clinical pregnancy (CPR) and live birth (LBR) in in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) treatment.

Material And Methods: A total of 757 patients who underwent IVF-ICSI treatment between 2012 and 2017 were included. The participants were stratified into three groups according to ET day: group 1 (day 2 transfer, n=43); group 2 (day 3 transfer, n=633); and group 3 [day 5 (blastocyst) transfer, n=81].

Influence of Catheter Type and Tenaculum Use on Intrauterine Insemination Outcome.

Background: We investigated the impact of the choice of catheter type and tenaculum use on pregnancy related outcomes in intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments.

Materials And Methods: A total of 338 consecutive IUI cycles were assessed in this retrospective study. Participants were divided according to the insemination technique - soft catheter (group 1; n=175), firm catheter (group 2; n=100), or tenaculum (group 3; n=63).

The relationship between saphenofemoral junction insufficiency and varicocele.

The aim of the study was to investigate whether or not there is a significant relationship between varicocele and SFJ insufficiency. This study included 200 men with (study group) and 200 men without (control group) primary varicocele which was initially diagnosed by observation during the Valsalva manoeuver. Subsequently, scrotal and lower extremity venous Doppler ultrasonography (USG) was performed by a senior radiologist, and participants with testicular veins >3.

Sexual function and depressive symptoms in primary infertile women with vitamin D deficiency undergoing IVF treatment.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and depression in primary infertile women with 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH VD) deficiency undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF)-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment.

Materials And Methods: A total of 80 women with 25-OH VD3 deficiency (<20 ng/mL = group 1), 80 women with 25-OH VD3 insufficiency (20-29.9 ng/mL = group 2), and 80 women with a normal 25-OH VD3 level (30-60 ng/mL = group 3) were included the study.

Hysterosalpingographic Findings of Infertile Patients Presenting to Our Reproductive Endocrinology Department: Analysis of 1,996 Cases.

Background: To evaluate the hysterosalpingography (HSG) findings of women with infertility in a tertiary center located in central Turkey.

Methods: A total of 1,996 patients undergoing the HSG procedure for the investigation of infertility from April 2012 to 2017 were retrospectively evaluated using the archives of the reproductive endocrinology and radiology departments. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with normal HSG findings (n = 1,549) and patients with abnormal HSG findings (n = 447) were compared, and the distribution of pathologies on the HSG examinations was evaluated as well.

Investigation of serum vitamin D and ischaemia-modified albumin levels in infertile Turkish men.

Our aim was to explore the existence of a possible relationship of sperm motility with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH VD) levels and with ischaemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels in infertile Turkish men. A total of 30 men with nonobstructive azoospermia (no spermatozoa in ejaculate), 30 men with oligospermia (total progressive motile sperm count (TPMSC) <15 × 10 /ml) and 33 fertile men with normospermia (with at least one child, as the control group) were enrolled in the study. The mean 25-OH VD levels for groups 1, 2 and 3 were 9.

Relationship between seasons and pregnancy rates during intrauterine insemination. A historical cohort.

Background: The underlying cause of seasonal infertility in humans is unclear, but is likely to be -multifactorial.

Objective: The aim of our study was to compare the pregnancy rates among infertile women who underwent induced ovulation and intrauterine insemination (IUI) with the season in which the fertility treatment was performed.

Design And Setting: This retrospective cohort study was conducted on 466 patients who were treated in the reproductive endocrinology and infertility outpatient clinic of a tertiary-level women's healthcare and maternity hospital.

The Effects of Dual-Task Training on Patient Outcomes of Institutionalized Elderly Having Chronic Stroke.

Background/aims: The purpose of our study was to investigate the effects of dual-task training on balance, mobility, functional independence, and fear of falling in geriatrics with chronic stroke.

Methods: Fifty-three geriatrics diagnosed with stroke were included in our study. The elderly were divided into 2 groups, i.