Atraumatic forceps-guided insertion of the cervical pessary: a new technique to prevent preterm birth in women with asymptomatic cervical shortening.

Objectives: As previous studies on the use of a cervical pessary to prevent preterm birth (PTB) have produced conflicting results, we aimed to investigate the feasibility, acceptability and safety of a new technique for inserting a cervical pessary and compare it with the traditional technique in patients at high risk of PTB.

Methods: Women at high risk of PTB treated with a cervical pessary between January 2018 and January 2021 were retrospectively evaluated. After applying exclusion criteria, a total of 68 eligible patients were identified and retrospectively analyzed.

Are maternal serum subfatin levels altered in women with one abnormal glucose tolerance test value?

Background: Subfatin, a newly discovered adipokine, plays a pivotal role in the regulation of glucose metabolism. The relationship between gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal dyslipidemia is well-documented.

Aims: This study aims to assess serum subfatin levels and the triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in women with one abnormal glucose tolerance test value and those with gestational diabetes mellitus.

A long-term complication of clitoral cyst after female genital mutilation.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) was seen in 30 countries, especially in Africa and also in Asia and the Middle East. According to WHO data, Somalia is where FGM is performed most frequently. Our study aimed to evaluate the recordings of patients with FGM who were diagnosed with a traumatic clitoral cyst.

Importance of hemogram parameters for predicting uterine scar dehiscence.

Objective: The pathophysiology of uterine scar dehiscence is not yet clear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether preoperative hemogram parameters can be used as predictive markers of uterine scar dehiscence, thus improving prediction and contributing to management of repeat Cesarean section.

Material And Methods: Between 2015 and 2020, 36670 (47.

Maternal serum ischemia-modified albumin as an oxidative stress biomarker in preterm pre-labor rupture of membranes.

Objectives: To evaluate the maternal serum ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) concentration as an oxidative stress biomarker in pregnancies complicated by preterm pre-labor rupture of membranes (PPROM) without maternal clinical infection and compare these results with healthy pregnancies.

Material And Methods: The present cohort study included 40 pregnancies complicated by PPROM and 49 similar gestational age healthy pregnancies in the third trimester of gestation. Maternal venous blood specimens were obtained at the day of first diagnosis.

Short-term Reproductive Outcomes of Nulliparous Women with Previous Ectopic Pregnancy.

Objective: To determine the characteristics and subsequent pregnancy outcomes in patients with a previous ectopic pregnancy (EP).

Study Design: Descriptive-cross sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Obstetrics-Gynaecology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Maternity and Women's Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, between January 2014 and December December 2018.

Can we reduce oxidative stress with liver transplantation?

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the levels of lipid peroxidation (MDA) and antioxidants such as reduced glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the blood serum of patients with cirrhosis and liver transplantation.

Methods: In this study, serum malondialdehyde acid (MDA) levels, superoxide dismutase (SOD), reduced glutathione (GSH), and catalase (CAT) activities were measured spectrophotometrically and compared to the results of the healthy control group.

Results: SOD, CAT and GSH activities were significantly decreased in the patient groups compared to the healthy control group (p<0.

Retrospective Evaluation of Hydatid Cyst Cases During Pregnancy.

: Zoonotic parasite infections affect many pregnant people around the world. Hydatid cystic disease is also a zoonotic disease caused by sp. This study aims to present the maternal-fetal results and clinical treatment of pregnant women diagnosed with liver hydatid cyst (CH).

Double Foley catheter for labor induction: An alternative method.

Objective: To introduce a new handmade device, the double Foley catheter (DFC), and compare it with the Foley catheter (FC) and Cook cervical ripening balloon for its effectiveness in labor induction.

Methods: This prospective randomized controlled trial included 222 patients with unfavorable cervices. The patients were randomly allocated to the DFC, FC, and Cook cervical ripening balloon groups (n = 74 patients per group).

Gitelman Syndrome in Pregnancy: A Clinical Challenge.

Purpose: Disease progress may be affected by pregnancy-related changes, and underlying conditions may also affekt pregnancy outcomes in women with Gitelman syndrome (GS). Case presentation A 35-year-old woman with GS (gravida 2 para 1) was referred to our hospital to start routine antenatal care follow-up at 6 weeks of gestation. At the age of 31, she had been diagnosed with GS after her first uneventful pregnancy.

Comparison of the maternal serum endocan levels in preterm premature rupture of membrane and normal pregnancy.

Objective: Endocan is a novel marker of endothelial inflammation. In this study, we aimed to show whether there was a significant difference between the endocan levels of pregnant women with and without preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM and non-PPROM). Also, we aimed to find a relation between endocan levels and the latent period.

Can First-trimester AST to Platelet Ratio Index Scores Predict HELLP Syndrome?

Objective: To determine whether the ratio of the first-trimester aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to platelet ratio index (APRI) score will be useful as a new determinant of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome that may develop in the later stages of pregnancy Study Design: Descriptive-analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Perinatology Clinic of Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Maternity and Women's Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. The data of patients diagnosed as having HELLP syndrome between 2018 and 2020 were analyzed retrospectively.

First-trimester aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index in predicting intrahepatic cholestasis in pregnancy and its relationship with bile acids: A pilot study.

Objective: To evaluate the predictive value of the first-trimester aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/platelet count ratio [AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) score] for intrahepatic cholestasis in pregnancy (ICP).

Methods: This study consisted of a patient group diagnosed with ICP (n = 37) and a control group (n = 66) who presented to the hospital perinatology clinic between 2018 and 2020. Laboratory tests of both groups were analysed retrospectively.

Can placental elasticity predict the time of delivery in cases of threatened preterm labor?

Aim: We aimed to evaluate placental elasticity for the short-time prediction of delivery in cases of threatened preterm labor (TPL).

Methods: We performed a prospective study with consented pregnant women diagnosed with TPL (24th to 34th gestational week). According to the birth time, the patients were grouped into two groups, whether the delivery happened in the following first week or not.

Infection in Amniotic Fluid May Cause Hyperemesis Gravidarum.

: Limited data are available from recent trials involving pregnant women to guide infection diagnosis. There are no data about the presence of in the amniotic fluid as well. Furthermore, the relation between amniotic fluid and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) has not been characterized yet.

Evaluation of first-trimester neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio values in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth retardation.

Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the first-trimester hemogram parameters [neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR)] of pregnant women complicated by intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and normal pregnant women.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the medical records of pregnant women (n=50) complicated with IUGR and pregnant women in the control group (n=50).

Results: The first-trimester NLR and PLR values of the pregnant women complicated by IUGR were 6.

Comparison of placental elasticity in normal and intrauterine growth retardation pregnancies by ex vivo strain elastography.

Objective: To compare the placental elasticity in fetuses with or without intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).

Materials And Methods: One hundred pregnant women (50 IUGR and 50 healthy) with anteriorly located placenta were evaluated during the third trimester of pregnancy. Measurements were carried out by a machine that has a real-time elastographic ultrasonography feature.

Importance of haemogram parameters for prediction of the time of birth in women diagnosed with threatened preterm labour.

Objective: This study aimed to estimate the importance of complete blood count parameters for predicting the timing of birth in threatened preterm labour cases.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 92 patients who were diagnosed with threatened preterm labour (24–34 gestational weeks). The patients were divided into two groups according to the time of birth (group 1: delivered within the first week after diagnosis; group 2: delivered later than 1 week).

Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Pregnant Women with Hepatic Cirrhosis.

Aim: The reproductive hormone levels and systemic physiology of women with hepatic cirrhosis are altered. Existing data have indicated the adverse effects of cirrhosis on both the mother and the fetus. Pregnancy is successful in most of the patients with chronic liver disease.

The effect of placental elasticity on intraoperative bleeding in pregnant women with previous cesarean section.

Background We aimed to evaluate the efficiency of placental elasticity in predicting the amount of intraoperative bleeding via real-time tissue elastography technique. Methods Pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy who had planned delivery via cesarean section due to the recurrent cesareans were enrolled in the research (n = 78). Elastographic measurements of placental tissues of all cases were carried out by real-time elastographic ultrasonography.

Use of ARFI elastography in the prediction of placental invasion anomaly via a new Virtual Touch Quantification Technique.

We aimed to evaluate the efficiency of placental elasticity in predicting a placental invasion anomaly with the Virtual Touch Quantification (VTQ) technique. Pregnant women in the third trimester with suspected placental invasion anomaly were enrolled into the research (n = 58). The placenta was evaluated and divided into three equal parts as foetal edge (inner 1/3 of placenta), maternal edge (outer 1/3 of placenta) and the central part (central 1/3 of placenta).

Shear-wave elastography - virtual touch tissue quantification of fetal placentas with a single umbilical artery.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the elasticities of fetal placentas with a single umbilical artery using the Virtual Touch Tissue Quantification (VTTQ) technique.

Materials And Methods: Pregnant women with fetuses with a single umbilical artery (SUA) and pregnant women with fetuses having three vessel cord (3VC) at 18-22 weeks of gestation were enrolled in the research. The placentas were evaluated and divided into three equal parts as the inner 1/3 of the placenta (fetal edge), the outer 1/3 of the placenta (maternal edge) and the central 1/3 of the placenta (central part).

Two Years Follow-Up of Patients with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding after Insertion of the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in the long-term treatment of heavy menstrual blood loss in women unrelated to intrauterine pathology.

Methods: One hundred and six parous women aged 33-48 years with recurrent heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) participated in this study. The women were followed up for 24 months and were assessed for intensity of bleeding both for pre- and post-insertion periods.

Amniotic fluid oxidant-antioxidant status in foetal congenital nervous system anomalies.

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the oxidant-antioxidant status of amniotic fluid in pregnant women with foetal congenital malformations of the central nervous system. Methods We studied pregnant women with foetal congenital nervous system anomalies at 16-22 weeks' gestation (n = 36). The control group (n = 30) consisted of pregnant women at the same gestational age who underwent amniocentesis, resulting in a normal karyotype.

Changes of intraocular pressure in different trimesters of pregnancy among Syrian refugees in Turkey: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: To evaluate the physiologic changes in intraocular pressure associated with pregnancy in healthy Syrian refugee women in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, intraocular pressures were measured using a Goldmann tonometer in 235 patients in the first, second, and third trimester of pregnancy and puerperium among Syrian refugees in Turkey.

Results: Mean intraocular pressures values of the right eye were 15.