Investigation of serum apelin-13 and apelin-36 concentrations in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia; a prospective case-control study.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between preeclampsia and maternal serum apelin-13 and apelin-36 concentrations.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic of Umraniye Training and Research Hospital. The preeclampsia group consisted of 40 pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia, and the control group consisted of 40 healthy pregnant women matched with the preeclampsia group in terms of age and body mass index.

Evaluation of dry eye and meibomian gland function in pregnancy.

Purpose: To evaluate the signs and symptoms of dry eye in healthy pregnant women and investigate the effect of pregnancy on meibomian gland loss using non-contact meibography.

Methods: Healthy pregnant women and age-matched healthy non-pregnant women were included in the study. Subjective symptoms were assessed using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI).

Smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP): a case-based analysis.

Objectives: The present study aimed to analyze of uterine smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) and the outcomes of patients with STUMP.

Material And Methods: In this retrospective study, the data of patients diagnosed with STUMP in a single tertiary center between January 2005-January 2020 were reviewed. We assessed the demographic variables, treatment outcomes, time until recurrence, disease-free and overall survival of the patients.

Can platelet indices be of value in pregnant women with malaria?

Malaria infection in pregnancy is a serious disease with feto-maternal adverse outcomes. In this study we evaluated and compared the haematologic parameters of pregnant women with and without malarial infection. This case-control study included a total of 145 participants (59 pregnant women with malaria and 86 aparasitemic pregnant women).

Predictive factors of treatment success in two-dose methotrexate regimen in ectopic tubal pregnancy: A retrospective study.

Objectives: To investigate the predictive factors of success or failure in treating ectopic tubal pregnancies with two-dose methotrexate (MTX).

Methods: The records of patients treated for tubal EP with two-dose MTX were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups; the Group-I (failure) consisted of patients who did not respond to MTX therapy and the Group-II (success) included patients who were successfully treated with MTX.

Comparison of body mass index and metabolic parameters with serum vaspin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

This study showed that there is a positive correlation between serum Visceral Adipose tissue derived Serine Protease Inhibitor (VASPIN) level and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In previous studies, this relation was attributed to the generalization of higher amount of adipose tissue in patients with PCOS. However, we detected that VASPIN is significantly high in patients with PCOS regardless of BMI.

Comparative cosmetic outcome of surgical incisions created by the PEAK Plasma Blade and a scalpel after cesarean section by Patient and Observer Assessment Scale (POSAS): A randomized double blind study.

Objective: To compare the cosmetic result of the PEAK Plasma Blade with traditional scalpel in patients who had primary cesarean delivery by using POSAS (Patient and Observer Assessment Scale).

Material And Methods: Fourty women between 20 and 40 years, who were planning to have primary cesarean delivery, were randomized for skin incision with PEAK Plasma Blade (n:20) and with scalpel (n:20) were blinded to their group allocation. At six months, the cosmetic outcome of the cesarean scar was assessed using the POSAS.

A comparison of normal and high post-void residual urine and urodynamic parameters in women with overactive bladder.

Objective: To investigate voiding functions and assess the relationships of voiding parameters to overactive bladder symptoms and postvoiding residue volumes.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study analyzing urodynamic parameters in patients who were diagnosed as having overactive in our urogynecology clinic between April 2014 and April 2016. A total of 290 women who met the selection criteria were included in the study.

Can serum vaspin levels predict clomiphene resistance in infertile women with PCOS?

Objective: To determine whether serum vaspin levels can predict the success of ovulation induction and clomiphene resistance in anovulatory women with PCOS.

Study Design: We designed a prospective case control study. The study population (n=49) was composed of infertile women with PCOS who underwent ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate.

Identification of patients at risk for preeclampsia with the use of uterine artery Doppler velocimetry and copeptin.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between maternal copeptin levels and uterine artery Doppler examination and progress of preeclampsia.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed with women those were screened at 20 + 0 - 24+  6 weeks' gestation between May 2014 and August 2014. The obstetric records of all normotensive women were examined.

The role of mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in the prediction of placental abruption.

We determined the role of mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) in the prediction of placental abruption (PA) prior to caesarean section. Data obtained between January 2011 and July 2014 from patients (n = 33) with PA and healthy control subjects (n = 67) matched for age- and gestation-stage were analysed. Pre-operative and post-operative MPV and PDW were significantly different between the PA and control groups when cut-off values for MPV were set at 9.

Could body mass index be an indicator for endometrial biopsy in premenopausal women with heavy menstrual bleeding?

Purpose: To evaluate the role of body mass index (BMI) in women with premenopausal heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) to identify patients who should undergo endometrial biopsy.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included 1120 premenopausal women who presented to the Gynecology Clinic, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, due to HMB and who underwent endometrial sampling.

Can Platelet Count and Platelet Indices Predict the Risk and the Prognosis of Preeclampsia?

Objective: To compare the hematocrit, platelet count (PC), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), PC to MPV ratio in the mild preeclamptic (mPE), severe preeclamptic (sPE) and healthy normotensive pregnant women to evaluate whether these parameters have a predictive and prognostic significance in determining the risk and the severity of preeclampsia (PE).

Methods: A retrospective case-control study was designed including the patient population (N = 284) composed of 49 mPE, 70 sPE, 165 healthy normotensive pregnant women for controls. Preceding medical histories of all the cases were insignificant.