A simple HPLC method for the determination of plasma progesterone levels in the third trimester of human pregnancy.

Progesterone is a steroid hormone primarily associated with pregnancy. A simple, rapid, and reliable high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method has been developed and validated for the quantification of progesterone in human plasma. The method consists of a simple liquid-liquid extraction of progesterone and internal standard (estriol) from human plasma using a mixture of hexane and diethyl ether.

The Role of Total Oxidant and Antioxidant Levels in Follicular Fluid in Unexplained İnfertility.

Background: Unexplained infertility is defined as the absence of any pathology in the basic evaluation performed in couples who cannot achieve pregnancy after 1 year of unprotected sexual intercourse. The results of tests examining the causes of infertility show no identifiable cause in almost 15% of couples.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on pregnancy and embryos.

Microbiological properties and volatile compounds of salted-dried goose.

Salted-dried goose is a traditional Turkish product with specific flavor that is produced by dry salting, post-salting, and subsequently air-drying of the goose carcass. In this study, the leg and breast parts of salted-dried goose carcasses were analyzed in terms of microbiological properties and volatile compounds. Lactic acid bacteria and Micrococcus-Staphylococcus bacteria constituted a significant part of microbiota in both leg and breast samples.

Effectiveness of acupuncture on pregnancy success rates for women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To investigate the effect of acupuncture on pregnancy success rates applied before and after embryo transfer (ET) among women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Materials And Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 72 infertile women undergoing IVF were randomized to acupuncture (AG; n = 36) and control group (CG; n = 36). Three sessions of acupuncture were applied to AG, the first was one week before ET, the second was 30 min before ET, and the third was 30 min after ET.

Comparison of pregnancy rates between patients with and without local endometrial scratching before intrauterine insemination.

Objectives: To determine the implantation success of local endometrial injury in patients undergoing intrauterine insemination following ovulation induction with gonadotropins as an infertility treatment.

Material And Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled trial, ovulation induction was performed with gonadotropins in 80 patients following intrauterine insemination. In 40 patients, local endometrial injury (scratch) was performed in the midluteal phase of the cycle preceding ovarian stimulation with a Novak curette to the posterior side of the endometrial cavity.