A retrospective analysis of the women hospitalized and treated due to anemia caused by gynecological pathologies: the role of intravenous iron (ferric carboxymaltose) and blood transfusion in clinical practice.

Background: Gynecological pathologies are an important cause of anemia in women. In this study, we aimed to evaluate women who had been hospitalized because of anemia (Hb level <10 g/dL) caused by gynecologic pathologies and treated with either intravenous iron (ferric carboxymaltose) or blood transfusion.

Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary care center.

Risk Factors for Intrapartum Cesarean Section Delivery in Low-risk Multiparous Women Following at Least a Prior Vaginal Birth (Robson Classification 3 and 4).

Objective:  The aim of the present study was to evaluate the risk factors for cesarean section (C-section) in low-risk multiparous women with a history of vaginal birth.

Methods:  The present retrospective study included low-risk multiparous women with a history of vaginal birth who gave birth at between 37 and 42 gestational weeks. The subjects were divided into 2 groups according to the mode of delivery, as C-section Group and vaginal delivery Group.

The Impact of First Trimester TSH Level on Fetal Growth and Post-Term Pregnancy.

  First trimester thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level is an important determiner of neonatal outcome. In this study we investigated the relationship between first-trimester TSH level and fetal birthweight. First-trimester serum TSH, age, gravidity, parity, body mass index (BMI), gestational age, and birth weight were analyzed.

Copper and levonorgestrel containing intrauterine devices: comparison of their effect on oxidative stress markers.

We aimed to evaluate the oxidative stress by measuring the thiol-disulfide balance in women who use either T380A or LNG-IUD as a contraceptive method. The study included two groups; 30 women with LNG-IUD and 30 women with copper-IUD. Thiol-disulfide homeostasis as a marker of oxidative stress was analyzed before the IUD insertion and on the 6 month after insertion.

Maternal irisin level in last trimester isolated intrauterine growth-restriction.

Purpose: Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) is the inability of the fetus to achieve the biologically accessible growth potential. Irisin is a recently discovered adipomyokine with a crucial role in energy metabolism. Our current study aimed to investigate the relationship between the isolated IUGR in the third trimester and maternal serum irisin level.

Optimal maternal neck and waist circumference cutoff values for prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus at the first trimester in Turkish population; a prospective cohort study.

To investigate if the maternal neck (NC) and waist (WC) circumferences measured in the first trimester of pregnancy have a predictive value in diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). In this prospective study NC and WC of pregnant women were measured at 11-14th weeks. GDM was evaluated with a two-step oral glucose tolerance test at 24-28th weeks.

Myo-inositol oxygenese activity in second trimester of pregnancy: altered myoinositol catabolism in gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objective: We aimed to determine myo-inositol oxygenase (MIOX) activity in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Material And Methods: The insulin, HbA1c, and MIOX levels of 80 pregnant women were analysed after 75 g OGTT. Group I included patients with no risk factor for GDM, Group II: patients with high risk for GDM, and Group III: GDM patients.

Correlation of Maternal Neck/Waist Circumferences and Fetal Macrosomia in Low-Risk Turkish Pregnant Women, a Preliminary Study.

Our aim in this study was to determine if the maternal neck and waist circumference measured in the first three months of pregnancy were effective in prediction of fetal macrosomia. In this retrospective cohort study; body mass index, neck circumference (NC) and waist circumference (WC) was measured in low risk pregnant women at 11-13+ weeks of pregnancy. Among the 361 women, 8% of newborns were over 4000 grams.

Prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus in the first trimester by fasting plasma glucose which cutoff is better?

Objective: We aimed to predict subsequent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) by fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in the first trimester.

Methods: Healthy pregnant women who were screened for GDM at 24-28 gestational weeks and had FPG levels calculated during their first antenatal visit and less than 14 gestational weeks were included in this study.

Results: Of the 2605 women who were recruited for the study, 245 (9.

Hearing Screening Test Results of Newborns Conceived by Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: A Retrospective Study of Tertiary Referral Center.

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART), especially intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), is associated with birth defects. However, there are few reports on hearing screening tests of these babies. We aimed to determine the association between ART and hearing loss in newborns.

Maternal serum glycosylated hemoglobin and fasting plasma glucose predicts gestational diabetes at the first trimester in Turkish women with a low-risk pregnancy and its relationship with fetal birth weight; a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To examine the accuracy of maternal serum glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels in predicting gestational diabetes at the first trimester in Turkish women with a low-risk pregnancy and its relationship with fetal birth weight.

Methods: This cohort study was conducted retrospectively in a tertiary referral hospital from January 2010 to January 2017. HbA1c and FPG serum concentrations were measured in 670 pregnant women at the first-trimester screening.

Fasting and post-prandial plasma glucose screening for gestational diabetes mellitus.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as impaired glucose tolerance with onset during the second or third trimester of pregnancy.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of pregnant women who were not screened for gestational diabetes mellitus and compare the maternal and fetal outcomes of women who had undergone GDM screening.

Methods: Women who refused to attend the gestational diabetes screening test (n = 162) at a maternity hospital in Ankara, Turkey, between October 2014 and January 2015 were included in this prospective cohort study.

Prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus in the first trimester: comparison of maternal fetuin-A, N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and fasting glucose levels.

Objective: We investigated the utility of maternal fetuin-A, N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide (pro-ANP), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and fasting glucose levels at 11-14 gestation weeks for predicting pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Subjects And Methods: This prospective cohort study included 327 low-risk pregnant women who completed antenatal follow-up at a tertiary research hospital between January and April 2014. Maternal blood samples were collected between 11-14 gestational weeks in the first trimester of pregnancy and then stored at -80 °C until further analyses.

Two cases of acute urinary retention caused by large cervical leiomyoma with review of literature.

Large uterine or cervical leiomyomas may cause acute urinary retention due to bladder outlet obstruction. We report two cases with acute urinary retention caused by cervical leiomyoma. Myomectomies were performed due to their desire of fertility and frozen-section examinations were reported as benign leiomyomas in both cases.

Severe 25-OH vitamin D deficiency as a reason for adverse pregnancy outcomes.

There is a growing concern about the unfavorable effects of vitamin D deficiency in general population, including pregnant women, worldwide. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of severe maternal serum 25-OH vitamin D levels on adverse pregnancy outcomes in first trimester. Serum samples of 86 pregnant women in first trimester were collected prospectively from May 2017 to June 2017.

Relationship maternal subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness and development of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Objective: We investigated whether the ultrasonographic measurement of maternal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) thickness in the second trimester played a role in predicting gestational diabetes.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study in which 223 women were classified as healthy ( = 177) or as gestational diabetes ( = 46) on the basis of a negative or positive two-step oral Glucose Challenge Test (GCT), respectively. The depth of the abdominal SAT was evaluated by two-dimensional ultrasonography.

Obstetric Outcomes among Syrian Refugees: A Comparative Study at a Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in Turkey.

Objective:  The aim of this study was to analyze and compare obstetric and neonatal outcomes between Syrian refugees and ethnic Turkish women.

Methods:  Retrospective, observational study. A total of 576 Syrian refugees and 576 ethnic Turkish women were included in this study, which was conducted between January 2015 and December 2015 at a tertiary maternity training hospital in Ankara, Turkey.

Effect of Prolonged Fasting Duration on 50 Gram Oral Glucose Challenge Test in the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between fasting duration before screening with 50 g glucose challenge test (GCT) and the test outcome. For this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 508 low-risk pregnant women who underwent 50 g GCT between the 24 and 28 weeks of gestation. We excluded women with pregestational diabetes, multiple gestations or a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and macrosomia.

Maternal serum advanced glycation end products level as an early marker for predicting preterm labor/PPROM: a prospective preliminary study.

Objective: To evaluate the value of maternal serum advanced glycation end products (AGEs) level at 11-13 weeks' gestation for the prediction of preterm labor and or preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).

Materials And Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study is performed in a university-affiliated hospital between February and April 2016. The participants of this study are low-risk pregnant women.

Comparing neonatal respiratory morbidity in neonates delivered after 34 weeks of gestation with and without antenatal corticosteroid.

Objective: To investigate the effect of antenatal corticosteroid prophylaxis on neonatal respiratory morbidity between 34 and 37 weeks of gestation.

Methods: This retrospective study evaluated the neonatal respiratory complications of 683 low risk singleton pregnancies delivered at 34-37 weeks of gestation in a tertiary care center between Jan 2012 and Sept 2015. Group-I (n=294) comprised data of woman who did not receive betamethasone and Group-II(n=396) comprised those who received betamethasone after 34 weeks of gestation for cases at risk of preterm birth.

Second-trimester urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels in gestational diabetes: preliminary results.

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) levels in the second trimester of pregnant patients at the time of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening.

Materials And Methods: Urinary samples from 88 pregnant women who underwent gestational diabetes screening test were collected in late second trimester (24-28 weeks) prospectively. After an overnight fasting, 75 g GTT was performed.

Expression of CD44 variant 6 and its prognostic value in benign and malignant endometrial tissue.

Purpose: CD44 expression in both the early and metastatic phases of many epithelial and non-epithelial cancers is strongly prognostic. The objective of the study is to evaluate whether there is any relationship between the expression of CDD44v6 and endometrial cancer (EC) staging and prognosis.

Methods: This retrospective study included 60 EC patients for whom surgical staging was performed between 2000 and 2006.

Prostaglandin E2 induction of labor and cervical ripening for term isolated oligohydramnios in pregnant women with Bishop score ≤ 5.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of dinoprostone for cervical ripening and labor induction in patients with term oligohydramnios and Bishop score ≤ 5.

Methods: This was a prospective case-control study, which included 104 consecutive women with a Bishop score≤5. Participants were divided into two groups.

To evaluate the effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index on maternal and perinatal outcomes among adolescent pregnant women.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of pre-pregnancy body mass index on maternal and perinatal outcomes among adolescent pregnant women.

Methods: We conducted this prospective cross-sectional study on 365 singleton adolescent pregnancies (aged between 16 and 20 years) at a Maternity Hospital, between December 2014 and March 2015. We divided participants into two groups based on pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI): overweight and obese adolescent (BMI at or above 25.

Thiol/disulfide parameters as a novel oxidative marker in medical labor induction with oxytocin.

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the alterations in thiol levels among mothers and neonates who were prone to medical oxytocin induction.

Materials And Methods: A total of 40 pregnant women who underwent medical labor induction with oxytocin (Group A) were compared with 53 women whose labor progressed spontaneously without any kind of induction (Group B). We measured the thiol/disulfide homeostasis parameters (native thiol, total thiol, disulfide, disulfide/total thiol, disulfide/native thiol) of maternal and cord blood.