The effect of intrapartum deinfibulation on obstetric outcomes and postpartum sexual function in pregnant women with Type 3 Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.

Purpose: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a surgical intervention that is still performed in large numbers worldwide and has severe effects in terms of both obstetric and sexual consequences. Due to the increase in immigration, it has become more frequent in many countries. This study aims to compare the labor performance, complications, and postpartum sexual function of Type 3 Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) pregnant women undergoing deinfibulation with Type 3 FGM/C patients without deinfibulation.

Efficacy of colchicine and melatonin in the treatment of rat endometriosis model: An animal study.

Objective: This study investigates the therapeutic effects of colchicine and melatonin on endometriotic implants in an experimentally created endometriosis model in rats.

Study Design: Forty-four adult female Wistar albino rats weighing between 260 and 300 g, 8 weeks old, were selected for the study. The unilateral uterine horn of rats with a bicornuate uterus was excised for 1 cm, washed with sterile saline, incised longitudinally, and the endometrium was exposed.

Predictive and Prognostic Value of Plasma Zonulin for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Women at 24-28 Weeks of Gestation.

Objective: We aimed to examine the predictive and prognostic value of plasma zonulin for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women at 24-28 weeks of gestation.

Methods: This retrospective study was carried out with pregnant women with GDM (n=98) and normal glucose tolerance (control group) (n=132). GDM was diagnosed according to American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria with a one-step 75-g OGTT at 24-28 gestational weeks.

Attitude and Practice Toward Use of Cigarettes and Electronic Cigarettes Among Pregnant Women: A Questionnaire-Based Survey.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate attitude and practice toward use of regular tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarettes among pregnant women.

Material And Methods: A total of 1123 pregnant women participated on a voluntary basis in this questionnaire survey. Maternal characteristics, cigarette consumption parameters, and personal opinions regarding the adverse effects of smoking during pregnancy were evaluated.

Prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus and perinatal outcomes by plasma zonulin levels.

Purpose: Zonulin has been shown to be associated with many metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between maternal plasma zonulin levels and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and its perinatal outcomes.

Materials: A total of 100 pregnant women, 56 with GDM and 44 controls, were included in this prospective case-control study.

Role of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D levels in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and correlation with total bile acid.

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and Vitamin D and B12 levels. The study was a retrospective, cross-sectional, case-control study that evaluated 92 ICP cases and 102 pregnant women without any additional disease. ICP cases were grouped as mild and severe according to their total bile acid (TBA) levels, and their relationship with Vitamin D and B12 levels and perinatal outcomes was evaluated.

Planned and unplanned pregnancy and its association with coping styles and life quality.

We aimed to compare women who have a planned pregnancy with women who have an unwanted pregnancy, in terms of quality of life, coping attitudes, and demographics. 172 pregnant women were enrolled, of whom 128 of them had planned pregnancy, and 44 of them had not. A survey of socio-demographics, COPE inventory, and SF-36 tools are used to investigate and compare coping attitudes and quality of life.

Live birth rate with double ovarian stimulation is superior to follicular phase ovarian stimulation per started cycle in poor ovarian responders.

Aim: To compare the outcome of double ovarian stimulation (DOS) with follicular phase ovarian stimulation (FPS) per started cycle in poor ovarian responders (PORs).

Methods: A total of 204 PORs who underwent ovulation induction for in vitro fertilization, cryopreservation of all embryos available, and frozen embryo transfer cycle were retrospectively analyzed. Of those, 146 received single FPS, and 58 received DOS.

Evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea prevalence in mothers of infants with low birth weight and its relationship with serum uric acid levels as a hypoxia marker.

Objective: Serum uric acid level, which is an oxidative stress marker, may increase in some conditions that lay the ground for the hypoxia. However, recent literature lacks studies with large series on this subject. We aimed to examine the incidence of OSAS in mothers who delivered a low birth weight baby and its association with serum uric acid levels as a hypoxia marker.

Evaluation of etiology, characteristics, and treatment of patients with vesicovaginal fistula observed in rural Africa.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the etiology, characteristics, and treatment of patients with diagnosis of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) due to labor in rural Africa following surgery in a hospital with western standards according to the current literature.

Methods: In this retrospective large case series, 56 patients undergoing surgery due to prediagnosis of VVF and then followed-up regularly in Nyala-Sudan Turkey Training and Research Hospital between December 2018 and February 2019 were evaluated. The information related to the ages, mode, and the number of deliveries, previous histories of fistula repair surgery, postoperative success and complication rates were gathered.

The impact of female genital mutilation/cutting on obstetric outcomes and its management.

Objectives: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a surgical intervention that is still widely performed around the world with serious obstetric and neonatal outcomes. We aimed to determine the obstetric and neonatal effects of FGM/C in pregnant women in a hospital with high standards of care in Sudan, where this is a common case, using a homogenous patient group.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study in pregnant women with FGM/C, conducted at Nyala, Sudan-Turkey Training and Research Hospital.

The relationship between body mass index before pregnancy and the amount of weight that should be gained during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: To investigate the adaptation of pregnant women to the recommended weight gain range according to body mass index (BMI) and to determine the factors affecting them.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in a university hospital's obstetrics and gynecology unit (tertiary center) in Turkey. This study was conducted between March 2018 and August 2018 (6 months) in pregnant women.

Does feticide shorten termination duration in second trimester pregnancy terminations?

Backround: A retrospective (case-controlled) study was conducted with the aim of identifying the effect of the use of misoprostol on termination time in patients who did and did not undergo feticide procedures in second trimester pregnancy terminations.

Methods: The sampling of the study consisted of 144 pregnant women who were diagnosed as having major fetal anomalies incompatible with life, and were recommended for termination of pregnancy. The investigation showed that feticide procedures were performed for 99 women, and feticide procedures were not performed for 45 women.

Does minimally invasive surgery reduce anxiety?

Objective: To evaluate whether there were any differences in preoperative and postoperative anxiety in patients who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) (n=37) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) (n=37).

Material And Methods: All premenopausal patients who underwent TLH or TAH because of benign uterine disorders were enrolled. Anxiety status was assessed 6 hours before and after the operation using standardized validated questionnaires: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

The relationship between the helicobacter pylori seropositivity with systemic and local oxidative status and hyperemesis gravidarum: a pilot study.

Objectives: The aim of study was to determine the helicobacter pylori (HP) seropositivity and oxidative parameters in serum and saliva of pregnant women with poor oral hygiene and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).

Methods: A case-control study was conducted involving 50 pregnant women in their first trimester of pregnancy. Twenty-five subjects had a diagnosis of HG, and remaining 25 were healthy pregnant women who served as control subjects were included.

Prediction of intraoperative nausea and vomiting in caesarean delivery under regional anaesthesia.

Objectives This study aimed to predict patients who have caesarean operations under regional anaesthesia and are at risk for intraoperative nausea and vomiting (IONV), for ultimately prompting anaesthetists and surgeons to take preventive measures. Methods This was a retrospective study on 209 patients who had caesarean section under spinal-epidural combined regional anaesthesia. The relevant medical history, such as severe nausea and vomiting in the first trimester, smoking, a history of motion sickness, and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), were obtained from the patients' records and interviews.

Can balneotherapy improve the bowel motility in chronically constipated middle-aged and elderly patients?

Balneotherapy or spa therapy is usually known for different application forms of medicinal waters and its effects on the human body. Our purpose is to demonstrate the effect of balneotherapy on gastrointestinal motility. A total of 35 patients who were treated for osteoarthritis with balneotherapy from November 2013 through March 2015 at our hospital had a consultation at the general surgery for constipation and defecation disorders.

An animal model of effects of nicotine exposure on endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation in pregnancy.

Objective: This study aims at evaluating the endometrial receptivity in uterus of pregnant rats exposed to nicotine via examination of integrin expression by immunohistochemical effect.

Methods: In this study, 16 healthy pregnant rats were divided into two groups of control and study groups each comprising eight rats. The rats randomised to study group were given a certain amount of nicotine before and during the pregnancy.

Kisspeptin levels in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism diagnosed male patients and its relation with glucose-insulin dynamic.

Male hypogonadism is defined as the deficiency of testosterone or sperm production synthesized by testicles or the deficiency of both. The reasons for hypogonadism may be primary, meaning testicular or secondary, meaning hypothalamohypophyseal. In hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH), there is indeficiency in gonadotropic hormones due to hypothalamic or hypophyseal reasons.

Effect of vaginal cleansing on postoperative factors in elective caesarean sections: a prospective, randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To assess the effect of povidone iodine versus benzalkonium chloride, which were applied preoperatively for vaginal disinfection in caesarean sections, on postoperative factors.

Methods: One hundred and twenty patients underwent elective caesarean section were divided into three groups using the simple randomisation method: Group 1 (povidone iodine, n: 41); Group 2 (benzalkonium chloride, n: 39); Group 3 (control group, n: 40). Demographic data, duration of operation, amount of bleeding, postoperative pain, time to first flatulence and defaecation, haematological parameters on postoperative day 1 were compared between three groups.

Evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in pregnant women with chronic disease.

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disease which is estimated to be undiagnosed to a large extent. Hence, the prevalence of OSAS in pregnant women is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in pregnant women with chronic diseases.

Predictive Risk Factors in the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: This study aims to investigate predictive risk factors in the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Patients And Methods: A total of 256 pregnant women who underwent 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) during 24-28 weeks of pregnancy were included according to the World Health Organization criteria. Demographic characteristics of the patients, including age, parity, family history of diabetes, body weight before pregnancy, and body weight at the diagnosis of GDM, were recorded.

Is there any effect of oocyte count retrieved in the OPU procedure on pregnancy outcomes?

We aimed to investigate whether the number of oocytes retrieved during ovum pick-up has any effect on pregnancy outcomes when using the gonadotropin-releasing hormone or GnRH long agonist or antagonist protocols. A retrospective study was conducted between 2012 and 2014. The patients were grouped according to the number of oocytes retrieved at ovum pick-up; < 10 oocytes (Group 1), 10-14 oocytes (Group 2) and ≥ 15 oocytes (Group 3).

Does metoclopramide exposure alter endometrial receptivity and decrease pregnancy rates?

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of metoclopramide on endometrial receptivity with an immunohistochemical investigation of integrin β3 expression in pregnant rats.

Materials And Methods: In the present study, the pregnant mice administrated by different doses of metoclopramide were used to explore the effect of metoclopramide on embryo implantation, especially on the endometrial receptivity.

Results: The statistical results showed that the number of implanted embryos was gradually declining along the increasing dose of metoclopramide.

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: May Mimic Adnexal Mass.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. GISTs occur in the entire gastrointestinal tract and may also arise from the retroperitoneum, omentum and mesenteries. They are originated from gastrointestinal pacemaker cells (Cajal's interstitial cells) and range from benign tumors to sarcomas at all sites of occurrence.