The role of trace element, mineral, vitamin and total antioxidant status in women with habitual abortion.

Objective: In this study, women with habitual abortus (HA) and healthy control groups were determined for zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sodium (Na), potassium (K), retinol, cholecalciferol, α-tocopherol, phylloquinone, total antioxidant (TAS) and total oxidation status (TOS) levels, also, and the relationships of these variables with HA were evaluated.

Material And Methods: The study included 39 women with HA and 39 healthy control subjects. In this study, trace element and mineral analyses by ICP-OES and vitamin analyses were determined using HPLC method.

Comparison of topical lidocaine spray with forced coughing in pain relief during colposcopic biopsy procedure: a randomised trial.

Our objective was to compare the effectiveness of local lidocaine spray (LS) compared to forced coughing (FC) for relieving the pain during colposcopically guided cervical biopsies (CGBs). The study was a randomised study, which included patients with abnormal cervical cytologic results requiring a colposcopic biopsy procedure. The patients were randomly assigned to either the 10% LS or the FC groups before the biopsy procedure.

What should the optimal intrauterine pressure be during outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopy? A randomized comparative study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare lower and higher uterine filling pressures during outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopy.

Methods: One hundred and seventy-five women eligible for outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopy were included in this randomized double blind comparative study. The subjects were randomized into two groups.

Relationship between maternal blood ceruloplasmin level, catalase and myeloperoxidase activity and neural tube defects.

Objectives: The exact pathogenesis of neural tube defects (NTDs) is poorly understood. We aimed at evaluating maternal anti-oxidant capacity (ceruloplasmin level, myeloperoxidase and catalase activity) in pregnancies complicated by NTDs.

Material And Methods: Fifty-four mothers with NTD-affected pregnancies and 61 healthy mothers, matched for gestational age, were recruited.

Local resection may be a strong alternative to cesarean hysterectomy in conservative surgical management of placenta percreta: experiences from a tertiary hospital.

Objective: To evaluate and describe a surgical approach for uterine preservation and management of postpartum hemorrhage in placenta percreta.

Methods: We analyzed the data of patients who were diagnosed with placenta percreta prenatally and subsequently underwent cesarean section in which local resection technique was used to manage postpartum hemorrhage and uterine preservation at our tertiary care center between 2013 and 2016. The technique includes local resection of placental invasion site and suturing the new uterine edges.

Evaluation of mean platelet volume in unruptured ectopic pregnancy: A retrospective analysis.

We aimed to investigate and compare the mean platelet volume (MPV) levels in ectopic and viable intrauterine pregnancy (IUP). The medical records of 78 unruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy patients (TEP, Group 1) and 150 patients with viable IUP (Group 2) served as control group between May 2014 and February 2015 in our clinic were retrospectively analysed. The demographic characteristics including age, parity, gravida, abortus, haemoglobin levels and leucocyte counts showed no statistically difference between two groups.

Rectal indomethacin use in pain relief during hysterosalpingography: A randomized placebo controlled trial.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of a rectal nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (indomethacin) for pain relief during a hysterosalpingography (HSG).

Materials And Methods: This prospective, randomized study included 82 women divided randomly into two groups. The study group received self-administered rectal indomethacin, while the control group received a placebo before the procedure.

The Effect of Patient Position during Mid-Urethral Sling Operations on the Postoperative Outcomes of Sling Success: A Randomized Clinical Study.

Aims: To determine and compare the effectiveness, peri- and postoperative outcomes of mid-urethral sling (MUS) operations for urinary incontinence, using 2 different patient positions during surgery.

Methods: In this study, 146 patients underwent MUS surgery in a urogynecology clinic. Of them, 72 patients underwent the intraoperative surgical procedure of reverse trendelenburg patient positioning for tape adjustment (group 1) and the remaining 74 patients had the routine surgical procedure of MUS surgery (group 2).

Accurately localizing the thyroid tissue in mature cystic teratoma of ovary by single-photon emission computerized tomography/computerized tomography.

A 30-year-old woman with hyperthyroidism was admitted to hospital. Although increased thyroid function was found, the gland was normal in ultrasonography (USG). Additionally, thyroid iodine uptake and Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy was normal.

Factors Associated with Mammographic Density in Postmenopausal Women.

Objectives: Breast density increases the risk of breast cancer, but also in the interpretation of mammography is also important. This study examine the risk factors affecting breast density in postmenopausal women.

Methods: Between January 2013 and January 2014, 215 patients admitted to The Clinics of Gynecology and Obstetrics with complaints of menopause were taken.

The fertility sparing management of postpartum hemorrhage: A series of 47 cases of Bakri balloon tamponade.

Objective: To evaluate the success rate of Bakri balloon tamponade (BBT) for managing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), intractable to conservative medical treatment, as a fertility sparing intervention.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated 47 women treated with BBT who had severe postpartum hemorrhage and uncontrollable bleeding due to failed treatment with uterotonic agents. The main outcome measure was successful management and preservation of the uterus.

Recurrent gliosarcoma in pregnancy.

Gliosarcoma is a rare tumor of the central nervous system and it constitutes about 1 to 8% of all malignant gliomas. In this report we are presenting a recurrent gliosarcoma case during a pregnancy in a 30-year-old woman. This is the first report presenting gliosarcoma in the pregnancy.

The outcome of Manchester-Fotergill operation for uterine decensus repair: a single center experience.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, peri- and post-operative outcomes, and clinical effectiveness of the Manchester-Fothergill (MF) procedure for uterine descensus as a uterine-sparing surgery.

Methods: In this study, 49 patients underwent the MF procedure as a uterine-sparing surgery for uterine descensus during 2008-2012 in the Department of Urogynecology at Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Research and Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Results: Medical records and follow-up data were collected from 24 of the 49 patients (48.

Maternal serum CA-125 level is elevated in severe preeclampsia.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between serum concentrations of cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) and pre-eclampsia severity.

Methods: We evaluated 91 females with a singleton pregnancy. Serum CA-125 levels were measured in subjects with severe pre-eclampsia (n=34) and those with mild pre-eclampsia (n=24).

Biomechanical effects of menopause in ovariectomized rats' femurs.

Objective: To demonstrate the biomechanical changes in rat bones occurred by surgical menopause and to search for correlation between biomechanical test results and bone mineral density (BMD) measurements.

Methods: Thirty female Wistar-albino rats aged ∼6 months and weighed ∼250-300 g were randomized into ovariectomy, sham and control groups. After 6 months, rats were sacrificed and right femurs were extracted.

Prediction of metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To identify biochemical factors that serve as predictors for the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to investigate the value of adipocytokines in the prediction of metabolic syndrome.

Material And Methods: A total of 91 pre-menopausal women with PCOS diagnosed according to the Rotterdam consensus criteria were recruited as study subjects. Waist circumference, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), fasting glucose, serum lipids, insulin, FSH, LH, E2, total testosteron, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), serum leptin and adiponectin levels were evaluated for all patients.