Publications by authors named "A Yasemin Karageyim Karsidag"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of tetracycline sclerotherapy combined with cyst aspiration versus aspiration alone for treating recurring non-neoplastic ovarian cysts in 96 patients.
- - Patients were divided into two groups: one received both aspiration and tetracycline sclerotherapy, while the other only received aspiration. Follow-ups were done monthly for a year using ultrasound.
- - Results showed significantly lower recurrence rates for the group that received tetracycline sclerotherapy (14.6%) compared to the aspiration-only group (50%), suggesting that the combination method is more effective.
Comparing the effects of intrauterine progestin system and oral progestin on health-related quality of life and Kupperman index in hormone replacement therapy.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
October 2011
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of intrauterine-system-releasing 20 µg daily of levonorgestrel (LNG IUS) plus 1 mg 17 beta-estradiol daily, orally with combined oral pill containing 1 mg 17 beta-estradiol/2 mg drospirenone daily as hormone replacement therapy, on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and climacteric symptoms in postmenopausal women.
Materials And Methods: A 6-month prospective clinical trial was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Ninety postmenopausal women were accepted to be part of the study.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of bilateral hypogastric artery ligation (BHAL) according to the underlying cause and future fertility in these women.
Method: Fifty-eight women who underwent BHAL operation in our department between 1997 and 2008 were further divided into three subgroups in accordance with the underlying disease. Group 1: Severe preeclampsia with coagulapathy (n:24).
Raloxifene: is it really effective on mood changes in postmenopausal osteopenic women?
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol
December 2010
Objective: To investigate the effect of raloxifene therapy on menopausal symptoms, depression and anxiety scores using Kupperman's Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Beck Anxiety Rating Scale (BARS) in osteopenic postmenopausal women.
Methods: This was a prospective, randomised, parallel and open labeled clinical study. One-hundred thirty-two postmenopausal osteopenic women with natural menopause enrolled into the study.
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to compare the current diagnostic clinical and laboratory approaches to women with vulvovaginal discharge complaint. The secondary outcomes were to determine the prevalence of infections in our setting and to look for the relation between vulvovaginal infections and predisposing factors if present.
Method: Premenopausal women applying to our gynecology outpatient clinic with vaginal discharge complaint were enrolled prospectively into the study.