Is there an appropriate cutoff age for sampling the endometrium in premenopausal bleeding?

Aim: To determine a cutoff age for endometrial evaluation in premenopausal abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB).

Methods: Histopathology reports of endometrial sampling performed due to AUB in women aged 50 years or less were reviewed retrospectively. Histopathological findings were categorized into three groups as follows: group 1: hyperplasia without atypia + hyperplasia with atypia + malignancy, group 2: hyperplasia with atypia + malignancy, and group 3: malignancy.

Female sexual function and associated factors during pregnancy.

Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the changes in female sexual function during pregnancy and to identify associated factors among Turkish population using a validated questionnaire. Furthermore, we aimed to examine Turkish pregnant women's beliefs regarding sexual activity and describe their source of information about sexuality during pregnancy.

Material And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, healthy heterosexual pregnant women who had been living with their partners within the last four weeks were asked to complete two self-administered questionnaires, one of which was Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).

Immediate colposcopic evaluation in postmenopausal women with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion cytology.

Objective: To compare the final diagnosis among pre- and postmenopausal women with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LGSIL) cervical smear results.

Design: Retrospective, comparative study.

Setting: Departments of obstetrics and gynecology in two teaching and research hospitals.

The role of pregnancy awareness on female sexual function in early gestation.

Introduction: Female sexual function is negatively influenced by pregnancy due to the physical and emotional changes. Although the most significant effect is seen in the third trimester of pregnancy, a considerable decrease in the frequency of intercourse and sexual desire in the first trimester has also been shown.

Aim: To investigate the factors that affect sexuality in early pregnancy and the impact of awareness of pregnancy on female sexual function in the first trimester of pregnancy using two self-reported questionnaires.

Comparison of preoperative endometrial biopsy grade and final pathologic diagnosis in patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer.

Objective: To compare preoperative grading in endometrioid endometrial cancer with the final pathologic assessment of the hysterectomy specimen. The second objective of the study was to determine a high risk group who will be upgraded in the postoperative evaluation.

Material And Methods: A total of 335 patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer were retrospectively reviewed between June 2000 and January 2011.

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance in postmenopausal women: a comparative retrospective analysis.

Objectives: To determine the outcomes of women with a diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) with respect to menopausal status.

Study Design: Between October 2006 and March 2010, the data of 214 postmenopausal women with ASCUS results on Pap smear were evaluated. Sociodemographic data and histopathological results were compared with those of 1018 premenopausal women with ASCUS cytology.

Comparison of metformin and clomiphene citrate therapy for induction of ovulation in the polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of metformin and clomiphene citrate (CC) therapies for ovulation induction in anovulatory infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Methods: A total of 69 consecutive infertile, anovulatory women with PCOS were enrolled in this prospective, non-randomized trial. The women were prescribed either 1,700 mg/day metformin or CC with a starting dose of 50 mg/day up to 150 mg/day for a period of six consecutive cycles.