Publications by authors named "Buesra Demir Cendek"

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) presents significant risks for both maternal and neonatal health, affecting fetal growth and increasing the likelihood of future diabetes mellitus (DM) development in affected women. The dysregulation of metabolic biomarkers, including catestatin, has been implicated in GDM pathophysiology. However, the clinical significance of catestatin in GDM remains poorly understood, particularly in the context of different therapeutic approaches.

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: Postmenopausal osteoporosis is characterized by impaired bone metabolism, inflammation, and nutritional deficiencies. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of inflammatory and nutritional markers in identifying decreased bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. : This cross-sectional study retrospectively analyzed postmenopausal women from January 2018 and December 2023.

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: In this study, the aim was to investigate blood-based clinical biomarkers of inflammation and nutrition indices in hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). : This retrospective case-control study was conducted at a tertiary hospital between 2018 and 2022. A total of 820 pregnant women were enrolled in this study; 410 pregnant women were diagnosed with HG (HG group) at 6-14 weeks of gestation, and 410 pregnant women were healthy controls (control group) in the same gestational weeks.

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  • This study examined how having a companion during vaginal birth influences postpartum depression and birth satisfaction among 220 women between the ages of 18-45 at Ankara Etlik City Hospital.* -
  • Results showed that women with spousal support reported higher satisfaction in terms of care quality and stress management compared to those without any support, while non-spousal support also had positive effects.* -
  • Overall, the presence of a companion, whether a spouse or not, was linked to improved birth satisfaction; however, postpartum depression levels were similar across different support groups.*
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Objective: The main aim of this study was to investigate the differences in maternal serum thiol/disulfide homeostasis among women with abortion imminens (AI), missed abortion (MA), and healthy pregnancies during the first trimester.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective case-control study. This study was conducted on pregnant women who visited the Obstetrics Clinic at University of Health Sciences Turkey, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Gynecology Training and Research Hospital and were diagnosed with either AI or MA during the 6 to 14 weeks of pregnancy.

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is considered a cause of conditions such as depression and eating disorders, and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).

Material And Methods: This study was conducted as a prospective study at Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The study included 73 pregnant women with singleton pregnancies (32 pregnant women with HG and 41 pregnant women without hyperemesis).

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Background: The aim was to compare serum soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) levels as well as interleukin-6 levels (IL-6) in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and asymptomatic pregnant women.

Methods: Our study population consists of voluntary first trimester-pregnant women who applied to the outpatient clinic of the department of obstetrics and gynecology of Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital. Between February and May 2016, 60 pregnant women were included in our prospective study.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and the pathological diagnosis of adnexal masses. The predictive effect of inflammatory markers on epithelial ovarian cancer was also investigated. The present study included a total of 306 patients with adnexal masses who underwent surgical resection and the diagnosis was based on pathological investigation.

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