Effects of Propofol versus Sevoflurane on Postoperative Pain and Neuroendocrine Stress Response in Oocyte Pickup Patients.

Background: Pain aggravates the autonomic response to stress and raises neuroendocrine stress hormone levels. We compared the effects of propofol and sevoflurane on postoperative pain and neuroendocrine stress hormones. A prospective, randomized, and controlled trial was conducted with 60 patients.

A randomized pilot study of electro-acupuncture treatment for hysterosalpingography pain relief and related anxiety.

Objective: To investigate the effect of acupuncture on reducing pain and anxiety related to hysterosalpingography (HSG).

Materials And Methods: A total of 107 patients planned to undergo HSG were randomly separated into 3 groups; the acupuncture group (n=36), intramuscular diclofenac sodium group (n=35), and control group (n=37). In the acupuncture group, electro-acupuncture was applied to specified points for 20 mins before the procedure.

[Effects of music therapy on pain and oxidative stress in oocyte pick-up: a randomized clinical trial].

Background And Objective: The aim was to investigate the effects of Turkish classical music on pain and oxidative stress in patients undergoing oocyte pick-up.

Methods: The study was a randomized, controlled trial. The groups included Group NM (Non-Music), control group; Group PM, which comprised patients who listened to music before the operation; and Group CM, which comprised patients who listened to music both before and during the operation.

Analysis of the factors determining the type of surgical procedure in mature cystic teratomas.

Objectives: It was aimed to evaluate which factors determine the surgical procedure selected by surgeons for cases with mature cystic teratoma (MCT).

Material And Methods: This study included 50 cases with histopathologically proven MCT between January 2011 and August 2016 at a tertiary reference hospital. Data related to demographic and clinical characteristics were retrieved from medical records.

Increased oxidative stress is associated with insulin resistance and infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the role of oxidant-antioxidant status in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Material And Methods: Seventy-one women with PCOS and 53 healthy controls are compared in aspect of demographic characteristics, biochemical data, hormones, and oxidant-antioxidant status.

Results: The PCOS group had significantly lower zinc, higher malondialdehyde and gluthathione peroxidase and lower serum catalase levels than the control group (p = 0.

Serum collagenase-2 and BMI levels in pregnant women with striae gravidarum.

Objective: Striae gravidarum is a form of scarring on the skin observed during pregnancy and can cause serious cosmetic problems. Striae gravidarum may be influenced by hormonal changes, although the etiology is not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether body mass index (BMI) and serum collagenase-2 levels in pregnant women are related to the development of striae gravidarum.

Utility of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios to distinguish malignant from benign ovarian masses.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the utility of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte count as biomarkers to distinguish malignant from benign ovarian masses.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the histopathological results of 185 benign and 33 malignant cases following surgery for an initial diagnosis of adnexal mass and confirmed ovarian masses. Age, cancer antigen 125 (CA-125), white blood cell (WBC) count, hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), NLR, PLR, and lymphocyte counts were compared between groups.

Is neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio a useful marker to predict the severity of pre-eclampsia?

Objective: To evaluate the relationship of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with proteinuria and blood pressure level in patients with pre-eclampsia and to investigate whether or not NLR has a role in predicting the severity of pre-eclampsia.

Study Design: The study comprised 30 healthy pregnant females (Group 1), 37 females with mild pre-eclampsia (Group 2) and 40 with severe pre-eclampsia (Group 3). All the study participants were statistically compared in respect of demographic data, proteinuria levels, and blood pressure levels.

Comparison of Vitamin D levels in cases with preeclampsia, eclampsia and healthy pregnant women.

The aim of this study is to assess vitamin D levels in eclampsia, preeclampsia and healthy pregnant women and the role of vitamin D deficiency in the etiology of preeclampsia (PE). Forty healthy pregnant women, 83 preeclamptic and 32 eclamptic pregnant women were included. Maternal and infant medical records were reviewed.

Association of serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels with the severity of preeclampsia.

Objective: To investigate whether serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels could be used as a marker to determine the severity of preeclampsia.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included pregnant women with preeclampsia and severe preeclampsia and normotensive pregnant controls admitted between January 2013 and July 2014. Preeclampsia was graded according to the recently revised criteria of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

Changes in Copper, Zinc, and Malondialdehyde Levels and Superoxide Dismutase Activities in Pre-Eclamptic Pregnancies.

Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder that occurs in 2% to 8% of pregnancies. Although numerous studies have investigated the etiology and pathophysiology of preeclampsia, the precise pathological mechanisms remain poorly understood. Hence, in the present study malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and SOD expression, and Cu and Zn concentrations and ratios were correlated with birth weights in pregnant women with and without PE, and in non-pregnant females of reproductive age.

A randomized pilot study of acupuncture treatment for primary dysmenorrhea.

Objective: To compare the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy in primary dysmenorrhea patients.

Study Design: Thirty-five young women with a diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea were recruited for the study. Their dysmenorrhea severity was rated by visual analog scale (VAS) immediately prior to entry into the study.

Late recurrence of aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva.

Objective: Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is found mainly in the pelvis and perineum, with a female-to-male ratio of approximately 6:1. Although it is a slow growing tumor, AA has a marked tendency to local recurrence with a low metastasis capacity. The study aimed to describe a case of vulvar angiomyxoma recurred almost 20 years after its initial surgery.

Comparison of transforming growth factor β1 concentrations in the ovaries of rats stimulated by human menopausal gonadotropin or recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone.

Objective: To compare the effects of human menopausal gonadotropins (hMG) and recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (rFSH) on transforming growth factor (TGF) β1 concentration in the rat ovary.

Study Design: Twenty-one fertile Wistar-Albino rats were divided into 3 groups of 7. Groups 1, 2 and 3 were injected with saline, hMG or rFSH, respectively, over 5 days, after which they underwent ovariectomy.

Family planning choices in couples using contraception without knowing they are infertile: should newly-wed men undergo a routine spermiogram?

Introduction: Newly-weds choose to use contraception either to spend the first years of their marriage more freely, because of economic reasons or because of the increase in working career women. We studied the reasons for infertility and the rate of contraception use in the first years of marriage among couples with primary infertility and evaluated the use of a spermiogram as a screening test in newly-wed men.

Subjects And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 302 couples with primary infertility who were treated at our infertility clinic were included in the study.

Estradiol plus drospirenone therapy increases mammographic breast density in perimenopausal women.

Objective: To investigate the effects of 17β-estradiol 1mg plus drospirenone 2mg (E2/DRSP) treatment on mammographic breast density in perimenopausal women.

Study Design: In this prospective study, 80 healthy perimenopausal women aged 41-49 years were enrolled and assigned to either E2/DRSP (n=40) or a control group (n=40). Mammograms were performed at baseline and after 12 months of treatment.

Vulvar pyogenic granuloma in a postmenopausal woman: case report and review of the literature.

Introduction. Although pyogenic granulomas (PG) are common and benign vascular proliferations of the skin and mucous membranes, they are relatively rare on the vulva. Case Presentation.

Turkish obstetricians' personal preference for mode of delivery and attitude toward cesarean delivery on maternal request.

Objective(s): (1) To investigate the cesarean rate among actively practicing obstetricians in Turkey and reasons why they choose this mode of delivery for themselves/partners. (2) To investigate the attitudes, practices, and beliefs with respect to cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR) among actively practicing obstetricians in Turkey.

Study Design: This is a descriptive study performed at 7th Congress Of Turkish Society Of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Short-term effects of hormone therapy on serum C-reactive protein levels in postmenopausal women.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of tibolone and conjugated equine estrogens (CEEs) plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) (CEE + MPA) on levels of serum C-reactive protein (CRP), an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disorders, in postmenopausal women.

Study Design: In this prospective randomized study, we randomly assigned 58 healthy postmenopausal women to CEE (0.625 mg/day) plus MPA (2.

Ovarian cortical transplantation may be an alternative to hormone therapy in patients with early climacterium.

Objective: To discuss the 18-month follow-up results of fresh ovarian cortical tissue transplant.

Design: Case study.

Setting: Academic medical center.

Tuba uterina leukemia inhibitory factor concentration does not increase in tubal pregnancy: a preliminary study.

The aim of the present study was to compare the levels of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in the tubal ampullary region in normal and ectopic pregnancies and assess possible causative role of LIF in ectopic pregnancy. Although there was a tendency of increase in LIF concentrations in the ectopic pregnancy group, we were not able to determine a statistically significant difference between the two groups.

Maternal serum and umbilical cord tumor marker levels at term pregnancy.

Background: The aim of the study was to compare the levels in fetal and maternal compartments of cancer antigen (CA) 125, CA 15-3, carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9, and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and to determine the effects of fetal sex, parity, and fetal weight on umbilical cord (UC) and maternal serum (MS) levels of these markers.

Methods: MS and UC levels of these markers were determined in blood samples taken simultaneously during cesarean delivery for 53 cases. All statistical analyses were performed using nonparametric tests (Wilcoxon's signed rank test, Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis anova).

Fresh autologous transplantation of ovarian cortical strips to the anterior abdominal wall at the pfannenstiel incision site.

Objective: To describe an open surgical technique for transplanting fresh ovarion tissue to the anterior abdominal wall at the incision site and to determine whether ovarian function would be restored after transplantation.

Design: Case study.

Setting: Academic medical center.

[The effects of hormone replacement therapy on pulmonary functions in postmenopausal women].

Although the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) used after the menopause on the cardiovascular system, bone tissue, mammary gland, endometrium, menopausal symptoms and sexuality has been well known, there are very few studies about the effects of HRT on the pulmonary functions. In this study, we evaluated the effects of HRT on the pulmonary functions. For this purpose the postmenopausal women were randomized into two groups, 0.