The Relation of Insulin Resistance With Free Androgen Index and Endothelial Dysfunction Marker YKL-40 and Its Effect on Male Infertility: A Prospective Study.

Purpose: In this study, the effects of insulin resistance and the role of the endothelial dysfunction marker YKL-40 in male infertility were investigated.

Methods: This study was conducted with male patients who underwent fertility investigations in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) unit of a tertiary center. Semen samples were evaluated after two to five days of sexual abstinence.

The role of incretins in gestational diabetes: a case-control study on the impact of obesity.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the role of serum Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1), Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 (GLP-2), and Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) levels in relation to obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnancy.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted, including 96 pregnant women with singleton pregnancies who underwent the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) for GDM diagnosis during the 24th-28th weeks of gestation. Blood samples were collected for measuring GLP-1, GLP-2, GIP, and fasting glucose.

Analyzing the performance of ChatGPT in answering inquiries about cervical cancer.

Objective: To analyze the knowledge of ChatGPT about cervical cancer (CC).

Methods: Official websites of professional health institutes, and websites created by patients and charities underwent strict screening. Using CC-related keywords, common inquiries by the public and comments about CC were searched in social media applications with these data, a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) was prepared.

Is There Any Effect of Change in Pre-Wash and Post-Wash Semen Parameters on the Success of Intrauterine Insemination?

(1) Background: We aimed to investigate the effect of change in pre-wash and post-wash semen parameters on intrauterine insemination (IUI) success in a homogenous study group. (2) Methods: IUI cycles conducted at an infertility clinic were included in this study. Patient records were examined retrospectively.

Serum betatrophin levels are significantly increased in obese patients compared to lean patients regardless to the presence of PCOS.

Betatrophin, which regulates glucose metabolism, is primarily expressed in liver and fat tissue. We aimed to investigate betatrophin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) that is the most common endocrine pathology in women of reproductive age. A total of 69 women were included in this prospective study: 35 patients with PCOS (18 obese and 17 lean) and 34 healthy controls (17 obese and 17 lean).

Effect of infertility on quality of life of women: a validation study of the Turkish FertiQoL.

The fertility quality of life (FertiQoL) measure specifically evaluates the impact of fertility problems in various life areas. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between FertiQoL and the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) in the Turkish population. All female patients who underwent various fertility treatments in our infertility clinic from May 2011 to May 2014 were approached to participate in the study and 389 completed the questionnaires.

Chronic urinary retention after surgery for a rare case of adult presacral teratoma.

Background: Presacral teratomas are usually observed in the first two decades of life and have a 50-67% incidence of malignant transformation. Surgery is the treatment of choice.

Case Report: Here, we report the case of 24-year-old female with chronic urinary retention after surgery for a presacral teratoma.

Significance of septa in first trimester increased nuchal translucency thickness.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate perinatal outcome in cases of increased nuchal translucency (NT) with or without cystic hygroma (CH), and to determine whether first-trimester CH engenders a greater risk than simple increased NT.

Methods: In this retrospective study, data from singleton pregnancies in which fetal NT was found to be 3 mm or more at the 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks scan were reviewed. Cases were classified into two groups, namely 'CH' and 'increased NT'.