The impact of covid-19 on thyroid function tests in pregnancy.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection on thyroid function tests (TFTs) in pregnant women and to evaluate whether TFT changes are related to the severity and prognosis.

Methods: Consecutive pregnant women tested for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR at Ankara City Hospital were recruited between January 2021 and September 2021. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3), thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO), and thyroglobulin antibody (anti-TG) were measured on admission.

Effect of Antagonist Start Day on Cycle Outcomes in Poor Responders.

Background: Despite the great advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), management of poor responders has remained a great challenge. Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH-ant) has been offered as a patient friendly protocol. In the literature, conflicting data exists about the effect of the GnRH-ant starting day on cycle outcomes.

Levels of glucagon-like peptide 1 in hyperemesis gravidarum.

Objective: Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), a gut-derived peptide has been reported to have insulin-like effects. Our aim is to examine GLP1 levels in hyperemesis gravidarum (HEG).

Materials-methods: The study population consisted of 2 groups: Group 1 (control subjects) consisted of 22 women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies in the first trimester.

Severe thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: a retrospective study.

: Thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count less than 150 000/μl and it is the most common hematologic disease after anemia in pregnancy. This study aims to investigate pregnant women with severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count <50 000/μl). In the relevant literature, few studies have addressed severe thrombocytopenia in pregnancy.

Clinical, but Not Laboratory Features Are Predictive of Risk of Subsequent Development of Preeclampsia in Patients With Isolated Proteinuria After Midgestation.

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate perinatal outcomes and to describe antenatal factors for development of preeclampsia (PE) in patients with isolated proteinuria in pregnancy.

Methods: This retrospective case control study consisted of patients with isolated proteinuria between 2009 and 2014. The patients were considered as gestational proteinuria (GP) (group 1, n: 35) if they remain normotensive.

An eight-year retrospective analysis of antenatal screening results for syphilis: is it still cost effective?

Introduction: This study aimed to document the prevalence of syphilis among pregnant women in Turkey.

Methodology: In this retrospective cohort study, a total of 63,276 sera obtained between January 2007 and June 2014 from women who were routinely screened for syphilis as a part of antenatal care at a tertiary referral hospital in Turkey were analyzed. Serological screening was done with the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test on venous blood samples.

Doppler Assessment of the Aortic Isthmus in Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Fetuses.

We aimed to evaluate the association of fetal aortic isthmus (AoI) Doppler flow measurements in intrauterine growth-restricted (IUGR) fetuses with fetal outcome. The data presented in this prospective cohort study were obtained from 74 IUGR and 71 appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) fetuses of singleton pregnancies with normal medical and obstetric histories that were between 26 and 40 weeks of gestation. All AoI Doppler scans were performed by the same observer.

Does the serum E2 level change following coasting treatment strategy to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome impact cycle outcomes during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and in vitro fertilization procedure?

Objective: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) remains as a clinical problem for hyperresponder patients during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and in vitro fertilization (COH-IVF) procedure. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the COH-IVF outcomes in hyperresponder patients managed with coasting treatment strategy for OHSS prevention regarding the establishment of clinical pregnancy as an endpoint of the treatment cycle.

Materials And Methods: The medical records related to the COH-IVF outcome in 119 hyperresponder patients who have exhibited a serum estradiol level greater than or equal to 3000 pg/mL were evaluated.