Increased ferritin with contraceptives containing ethinyl estradiol drospirenone in polycystic ovary syndrome: a paradox of iron storage and iron deficiency.

Objectives: The relationship between elevated ferritin levels and metabolic abnormalities in PCOS patients, and whether ferritin is a cause or a consequence, is still debated. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of the fourth generation combined oral contraceptive containing ethinyl estradiol/drospirenone (EE 30 mcg/DRSP 3 mg), known for its favorable metabolic profile and lower side effect risk, on iron metabolism in PCOS patients, while also exploring the potential relationship between metabolic parameters and iron status.

Methods: The retrospective analysis was conducted on 81 women aged 18-45, diagnosed with PCOS according to the Rotterdam criteria and treated with EE/DRSP for six months.

Psoriasis and family history of psoriasis may not affect disease severity of rheumatoid arthritis.

The incidence of psoriasis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is higher than in the general population. In addition, psoriasis may negatively affect the severity of rheumatological diseases in patients with autoinflammatory or autoimmune diseases. In this study, we evaluated the effect of psoriasis or a family history of psoriasis on the characteristics of RA.

OVERTREATMENT AND HYPOGLYCEMIA PREVALENCE IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS WITH TYPE-2 DIABETES IN THE TURKISH POPULATION.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of over-treatment and hypoglycemia in Turkish type-2 diabetes patients and to identify the risk factors.

Methods: Patients ≥ 65 years, having a minimum 5 years of type-2 diabetes, were included in the study. Patients' body mass index, mean HbA1c level, disease onset and medications related with their co-morbidities were recorded.

Impact of inflammatory markers on the prognosis of patients with operable breast cancer.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of inflammatory markers on the prognosis of patients with operable breast cancer.

Methods: This study was conducted on breast cancer patients followed up between December 2009 and December 2012 at the Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School. A total of 704 patients with stages I to III disease whose inflammatory markers were assessed at the time of diagnosis were included the study.

Etomidate is associated with longer seizure duration, lower stimulus intensity, and lower number of failed trials in electroconvulsive therapy compared with thiopental.

Objective: Induction agents used for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may alter seizure parameters. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of etomidate and thiopental on seizure-related variables.

Methods: Registries of patients who received ECT between 2010 and 2013 in a tertiary psychiatry clinic were evaluated retrospectively.