Pregnancy outcomes with a copper 380 mm intrauterine device in place: A retrospective cohort study in Turkey, 2011-2021.

Objectives: To investigate pregnancy outcomes in patients with pregnancies with a copper 380 mm intrauterine device (IUD) in situ at conception.

Study Design: In this retrospective study, we identified patients with pregnancies with a copper 380 mm IUD between 2011 and 2021 from the electronic health record system. According to their initial diagnosis, we classified the patients as having nonviable intrauterine pregnancies (IUPs), viable IUPs, or ectopic pregnancies.

Positive effects of fetal echocardiography on maternal anxiety: a prospective study in a tertiary center in Turkey.

The aim of this study was to determine the anxiety levels of pregnant women who were referred to a tertiary center for fetal echocardiography (FE) and the effect of FE results on maternal anxiety. This prospective study was conducted between January 2020 and February 2021 and included 118 pregnant women. The anxiety levels of the participants were evaluated with the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, which evaluates state (STAI-I) and trait (STAI-II) anxiety.

Short-term effects of first trimester low-dose aspirin therapy on uterine artery flow in women at high risk for preeclampsia.

The aim of the study was to investigate the short-term effects of low-dose aspirin treatment on uterine artery Doppler in pregnancies that were high-risk for preeclampsia. This prospective observational study included 82 patients with singleton pregnancies between 11-14 weeks of gestation. Uterine artery Doppler measurements were obtained by transvaginal ultrasonography at the first prenatal visit of women who started low-dose aspirin treatment due to the high risk of preeclampsia and women who did not receive low-dose aspirin.

Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation and reliability of assessment of pelvic floor disorders and their risk factors during pregnancy and postpartum questionnaire in Turkish population.

Objectives: This study was conducted in order to produce translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of Assessment of Pelvic Floor Disorders and Their Risk Factors During Pregnancy and Postpartum Questionnaire (APFDQ) to Turkish in pregnant and postpartum population.

Material And Methods: The study included 80 pregnant women. Internal consistency was tested using Cronbach's alpha.

A New (Apiaceae) Species from Southwest Anatolia: Akalın & Miski.

is a novel endemic species found in the vicinity of Karaman province of inner Mediterranean Region of Turkey. is morphologically distinct from and by habit, sheaths, terminal leaf lobes, and mericarp size as well as by chemotaxonomic differences. The new species is described by morphological, carpological, ecological and phytochemical characteristics.

Traditional Chinese medicine practices used in COVID-19 (Sars-cov 2/Coronavirus-19) treatment in clinic and their effects on the cardiovascular system.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of plants used in the formulations of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which were also used in clinical trials to treat patients with the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and to assess their effects on the cardiovascular system.

Methods: A literature review of PubMed, ResearchGate, ScienceDirect, the Cochrane Library, and TCM monographs was conducted and the effects of the plants on the cardiovascular system and the mechanisms of action in COVID-19 treatment were evaluated.

Results: The mechanism of action, cardiovascular effects, and possible toxicity of 10 plants frequently found in TCM formulations that were used in the clinical treatment of COVID-19 were examined.

Comparison of female sexual function and sexual function of their partners between groups of pregnant and non-pregnant women.

Objectives: To compare the female sexual function index and sexual function of their partners between groups of pregnant and non-pregnant Turkish women.

Material And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 321 women, including 252 healthy pregnant and 69 healthy nonpregnant women. Assessment of female sexual function index (FSFI), ARIZONA scores of their partners were compared in relation to some of the sociodemographic characteristics and pregnancy trimesters.

Cervix human papilloma virus positivity: Does it cause sexual dysfunction?

Objective: To investigate whether testing positive for human papilloma virus (HPV) in cervical screening has an impact on female sexual functioning.

Materials And Methods: This study was designed as a single-center, prospective, descriptive-cross-sectional study and 300 women who received HPV testing in our hospital [HPV-positive (n=187) or HPV-negative (n=113)]. The Arizona Sexual Experiences (ASEX) scale and Female Sexual Functioning index (FSFI) were administered to study participants during face-to-face interviews.

Comparison of the protective effects of sildenafil, vardenafil and tadalafil treatments in ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat ovary.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of sildenafil, vardenafil and tadalafil in treatment for ischemia/reperfusion injury which is created experimentally in rat ovaries.

Material And Methods: For this study, 30 female Wistar albino rats were used, and the rats were separated randomly intofive groups consisting of six rats each: normal, torsion-detorsion, torsion-detorsion + sildenafil 1.4 mg/kg, torsion-detorsion+ vardenafil 1.

Resin extract obtained from Cilician fir (Abies Cilicica) inhibits glucose dependent inflammation in vitro.

Objective: The potential anti-inflammatory efficacy of resin extract of Abies cilicica in glucose dependent inflammation and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) induced inflammation models was investigated. Its effects on monocyte adhesion, gene expression levels of P-selectin, ICAM-1, VCAM1 and transendothelial migration for the two in vitro models were measured. Also, total flavonoid and total phenolic contents of the extract were determined.