Visceral adiposity indicators as predictors of metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the importance of visceral adiposity indicators on metabolic parameters in postmenopausal women.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 200 postmenopausal subjects. Postmenopausal women were divided into two groups based on the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as MetS+ and MetS-.

Evaluation of serum cathepsin B, D, and L concentrations in women with late-onset preeclampsia.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess serum cathepsin B, D, and L concentrations in women with late-onset preeclampsia.

Materials And Methods: One hundred forty pregnant women were enrolled in the study, of which 100 subjects were preeclamptic and 40 were healthy controls. Serum concentrations of cathepsin B, D, and L were measured and compared between the preeclamptic and control groups.

The impact of lipid accumulation product (LAP) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) on clinical, hormonal and metabolic parameters in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

This study was performed to assess the impact of lipid accumulation product (LAP) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) on clinical, hormonal, and metabolic parameters in lean women with PCOS. Retrospective analysis of 120 consecutive lean PCOS subjects was performed. Subjects were divided into two groups according to HOMA-IR, as IR + and IR-.

What do expectant parents know about antenatal ultrasound screening?

We aimed to investigate and compare the background knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women and their partners about antenatal ultrasound scans. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a university perinatology clinic. Pregnant women and their partners who underwent the first trimester ultrasound scan or the second trimester anomaly scan were invited to complete a questionnaire which contained items on their sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, and attitude.

Galectin-3 as a novel biomarker in women with PCOS.

Purpose: This study aimed at evaluating galectin-3 levels as a novel metabolic biomarker in women with PCOS.

Methods: Ninety consecutive women with PCOS fulfilling the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups according to the presence of metabolic syndrome as MetS+ and MetS-. Clinical, hormonal, and metabolic parameters and galectin-3 levels were compared between the groups.

The impact of different 75 g oral glucose tolerance test target ranges within normal limits on neonatal outcomes: A validation study.

Objective: To investigate the impact of different 75 g glucose tolerance test (OGTT) target ranges within normal limits on neonatal outcomes, thus to investigate the validity of 75 g OGTT thresholds.

Materials And Methods: The normal 1-hour and 2-hour ranges of 75 g OGTT levels of 110 pregnant women with no gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were further divided into three different sub-groups; for the 1 hour as group 1 (<120 mg/dL), group 2 (120-140 mg/dL), group 3 (>140 mg/dL) and for the 2 hour as group 1 (<120 mg/dL), group 2 (120-135 mg/dL), and group 3 (>135 mg/dL).

Results: For the 1-hour results, there was no statistically significant difference between groups in terms of age, body mass index, multiparity, neonatal hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal intensive care unit admission, birth weight, and LGT rates; however, the rate of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants was significantly higher in group 2 compared with those in group 3.

Cardiotrophin-1 as a new metabolic biomarker in women with PCOS.

The objective of this study was to investigate cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) levels as a new metabolic biomarker in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). One hundred consecutive women with PCOS were divided into two groups according to presence of metabolic syndrome as MetS+ and MetS-. Clinical, hormonal and metabolic parameters in addition to CT-1 levels were compared between the groups.

Evaluation of late adolescent pregnancies: Is late adolescence a risk factor for preterm labor?

Study Objective: We evaluated effect of late adolescence during pregnancy and its confounding factors on neonatal and maternal results.

Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of late adolescence on maternal, perinatal outcomes and preterm labor.

Methods: This retrospective study was carried out on 172 late adolescents and 160 adult women who delivered in a tertiary center.

Severe methotrexate toxicity after treatment for ectopic pregnancy: A case report.

Severe methotrexate toxicity due to medical treatment of an ectopic pregnancy is presented. The feasibility of low-dose use and success of methotrexate makes it the first drug in the medical treatment of ectopic pregnancies. Besides its advantages, it should be used with caution and severe toxicity should be kept in mind.

The impact of insulin resistance on clinical, hormonal and metabolic parameters in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

This study was performed to assess insulin resistance (IR) in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Retrospective analysis of 100 consecutive lean (body mass index <25 kg/m) PCOS subjects was performed. Subjects were divided into two groups according to homeostasis model assessment IR index (HOMA-IR), as IR + and IR-.

Cystatin C, a novel cardiometabolic risk marker in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To investigate the impact of urinary albumin excretion (UAE) and cystatin C on the metabolic components of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Methods: Seventy-five women with PCOS were divided into two groups according to metabolic syndrome as MetS + and MetS-. Clinical, metabolic and renal parameters were compared between the groups.

Iodine status of pregnant women in a metropolitan city which proved to be an iodine-sufficient area. Is mandatory salt iodisation enough for pregnant women?

The objective of this study was to assess the iodine status of pregnant women in a metropolitan city which was stated as iodine sufficient area after salt iodination program. This multicenter, cross-sectional study was carried out on 3543 pregnant women. Age, gestational weeks, smoking, consumption of iodized salt, dietary salt restriction, history of stillbirth, abortus and congenital malformations were questioned.

Comparison of the effects of chlormadinone acetate versus drospirenone containing oral contraceptives on metabolic and hormonal parameters in women with PCOS for a period of two-year follow-up.

Objective: A randomized trial to compare the effects of two oral contraceptive pills containing either chlormadinone acetate or drospirenone as the progestogen, in women with PCOS for a period of two-year follow-up.

Methods: Group A received ethinyl-estradiol 0.03 mg + drospirenone 3 mg (EE + DRSP; n = 56) and Group B received ethinyl-estradiol 0.

Serum retinol-binding protein 4, leptin, and plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in obese and nonobese young women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), leptin, and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to investigate their relationship with each other and with clinical, metabolic, and hormonal parameters.

Design: Clinical study.

Setting: University hospital.