Serum kisspeptin levels correlated with anti-mullerian hormone levels in women with and without polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional, comparative study that included 70 women with PCOS and 58 non PCOS controls. PCOS patients were diagnosed according to the Rotterdam criteria. Age, body mass index (BMI), number of menstrual cycles per year, and the Ferriman-Gallwey Score were determined for each woman.

Leriche's syndrome and twin pregnancy.

Leriche's syndrome is characterized by chronic obstruction of the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries. A patient with Leriche's syndrome presented with twin pregnancy and severe preeclampsia at 32 weeks' gestation. Cesarean delivery was performed and the patient was admitted to the intensive care unit.

Effects of vitamin K in postmenopausal women: mini review.

Possible benefits of vitamin K on bone health, fracture risk, markers of bone formation and resorption, cardiovascular health, and cancer risk in postmenopausal women have been investigated for over three decades; yet there is no clear evidence-based universal recommendation for its use. Interventional studies showed that vitamin K1 provided significant improvement in undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) levels in postmenopausal women with normal bone mineral density (BMD); however, there are inconsistent results in women with low BMD. There is no study showing any improvement in bone-alkaline-phosphatase (BAP), n-telopeptide of type-1 collagen (NTX), 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, and urinary markers.

Is there any correlation between amh and obesity in premenopausal women?

Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between the levels of anti-mullerian hormone and body mass index between obese and non-obese premenopausal women.

Methods: Serum anti-mullerian hormone levels of women younger than 45 years admitted to our reproductive endocrinology clinic for investigation of infertility were examined in this cross-sectional study. Body mass indices were lower than 30 kg/m(2) in 222 patients and equal to or higher than 30 kg/m(2) in 37 patients.

The impact of body mass index on assisted reproduction.

Purpose Of Review: Obesity is a worldwide problem. The effect of obesity on the outcome of assisted reproductive techniques is quite controversial.

Recent Findings: Although there is not an absolute consensus based on evidence, obesity may lengthen the duration of ovulation induction, increase the gonadotrophin dose, decrease the peak estradiol levels, number of mature follicles and number of oocytes retrieved, and increase the cycle cancellation rate.

Transobturator tape (TOT) procedure with fluoroscopic guidance: gaining confidence and valuable experience!

Objectives: To report a successful transobturator tape (TOT) procedure performed under fluoroscopic guidance without any complications.

Methods: The diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) was confirmed with urodynamic tests in a 54-year-old woman. TOT procedure was performed under the guidance of fluoroscopy.

Successful pregnancy achieved by assisted reproductive techniques in a woman with severe congenital bicuspid aortic valve stenosis.

Objectives: To report a twin pregnancy achieved by assisted reproductive techniques in a woman with severe congenital bicuspid aortic valve stenosis.

Methods: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer was performed in a 38-year-old woman with a complaint of infertility for 8 years due to male factor and who previously had the diagnosis of severe congenital bicuspid aortic stenosis. Clinical and echocardiography follow-up during pregnancy was done.

Difference in alpha(v)beta3 integrin expression in endometrial stromal cell in subgroups of women with unexplained infertility.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the endometrial receptivity by using alpha(v)beta3 expression in the midsecretory phase in different endometrial compartments in women with unexplained infertility.

Study Design: A prospective controlled clinical trial in a setting of a university teaching hospital was performed. Thirty-three fertile and 33 infertile women were included in the study.

Is endometrial apoptosis evidence of endometrial aging in unexplained infertility? a preliminary report.

Objective: To investigate spontaneous endometrial apoptosis in women with unexplained infertility and to find out whether there is a possible relationship between endometrial apoptosis, age, and hormonal parameters.

Study Design: This study was designed as a prospective, case-controlled study in a University Hospital setting. A total of 34 endometrial biopsies were performed from 17 women with unexplained infertility and 17 fertile controls, who were admitted for tubal ligation.

Serum leptin levels in hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.

Objective: To determine serum leptin levels in hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective, cross-sectional, case control study, we measured serum leptin levels of 58 hypertensive pregnant women and 54 normal pregnant women. We also did blood and urine analysis for the evaluation of the severity of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.