Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on quality of recovery and pain after abdominal hysterectomy.

Background And Aims: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a noninvasive complementary therapy for postoperative pain management. The effect of TENS on quality of recovery (QoR) and pain treatment in the early postoperative period is not well documented. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of TENS on postoperative QoR and pain in patients who had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH + BSO).

Analysis of estrogen and progesterone receptor gene polymorphisms in leiomyoma.

Background: Leiomyoma, one of the most common benign tumors, causes morbidity during the reproductive years in women. The molecular pathogenesis of the disease is not clear. Leiomyomas are hormone-sensitive tumors affecting around 20%-25% of women.

Does endocan level increase in women with polycystic ovary syndrome? A case - control study.

Objectives: To evaluate endocan levels of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in comparison to healthy women.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional case-control study on 88 patients with PCOS (mean age, 22.06 ± 4.

Altered expression of p97/Valosin containing protein and impaired autophagy in preeclamptic human placenta.

Introduction: Autophagy increases in placenta-related obstetrical diseases such as preeclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation but the regulation of autophagy by ubiquitin proteasome pathway (UPP) proteins, p97/Valosin containing protein (VCP) and ubiquitin (Ub) have not been previuosly studied in preeclampsia. The objective of this study is to investigate the expression of UPP (p97/VCP and Ub), autophagosomal (p62 and LC3) and autolysosomal proteins (Lamp1 and Lamp2) in the normal and preeclamptic human placentas and to explore the regulatory mechanism of these proteins in autophagic pathway.

Material And Methods: Different portions of normal term placentas (n = 20) and preeclamptic placentas (n = 10) were snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen for Western blotting and coimmunoprecipitation and others were fixed-embedded in paraffin for immunohistochemistry.

Does reactive hypoglycemia during the 100 g oral glucose tolerance test adversely affect perinatal outcomes?

Objectives: To determine whether pregnant women who have reactive hypoglycemia during the 100 g oral glucose toler-ance test (OGTT) are at an increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed perinatal data from 413 women who underwent a 3 h OGTT at 24-28 weeks of gestation and gave birth in our clinics between January 2012 and December 2014.

Results: According to OGTT results, the majority of the subjects were normoglycemic (n = 316, 76.

Does antenatal betamethasone have negative effects on fetal activities and hemodynamics in cases of preeclampsia without severe features? A prospective, placebo-controlled, randomized study.

Aim: To evaluate whether antenatal betamethasone affects the fetal biophysical profile (BPP) and Doppler indices of umbilical and middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) in cases of preeclampsia without severe features.

Materials And Methods: Forty singleton preeclamptic pregnancies without severe features at gestational ages of 28-34 weeks were randomly divided into two groups of 20 patients: betamethasone and control groups. Patients in the betamethasone group were administered two consecutive doses of 12 mg betamethasone intramuscularly, 24 h apart, and patients in the control group were administered the same volume of saline as a placebo.

Do Urgent Caesarean Sections Have a Circadian Rhythm?

Objective: The primary goal of the present study was to demonstrate the existence of a possible circadian variation in urgent operative deliveries.

Methods: All urgent caesarean sections between 1 January 2014 and 1 January 2015 with known exact onset times of operation were included in this retrospective study. Cases that were previously scheduled for elective caesarean section were excluded.

Association of Genetic Polymorphisms in TNF and MIF Gene with the Risk of Primary Dysmenorrhea.

Primary dysmenorrhea, which affects 90 % of adolescent girls and more than 50 % of menstruating women worldwide, is characterized by recurrent pain during menses in the absence of a detectable organic disease. The aim of this study is to assess the association between MIF -173 and TNF -308 genetic polymorphisms and the clinical features of primary dysmenorrhea. The study population comprised 154 unrelated female patients with clinical diagnosis of dysmenorrhea, and a total of 144 control subjects were recruited consecutively.

Relationship between mean platelet volume and recurrent miscarriage: a preliminary study.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between mean platelet volume (MPV) and recurrent miscarriage in order to illuminate the etiopathogenesis of recurrent miscarriage.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively investigated the data of 120 patients with unexplained recurrent miscarriage (group 1), and compared them with the data of 120 match-paired patients in the control group (group 2). The definition of recurrent miscarriage was accepted as two or more failed clinical pregnancies which were documented by ultrasonography or histopathologic examination.

A Fetus with Iniencephaly Delivered at the Third Trimester.

Iniencephaly is an uncommon neural tube defect, having retroflexion of the head without a neck and severe distortion of the spine. Iniencephaly is classified into two groups, iniencephaly apertus (with encephalocele) and iniencephaly clausus (without encephalocele). Incidence ranges from 0.

Evaluation of 37,438 consecutive cervical smear results in the Turkish population.

Introduction: Retrospective evaluation of cervical smear results of women who attended our gynecology policlinics with various symptoms and discussion of the results in the light of the literature.

Material And Methods: We performed a retrospective investigation on 37,438 Pap smear results of women who attended our hospital between January 2011 and December 2012 with a variety of symptoms.

Results: Average patient age was 43 (18-83) years.

Anthropometric, clinical and laboratory comparison of four phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome based on Rotterdam criteria.

Aim: To compare all phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) for anthropometrical, hormonal, and metabolic differences according to Rotterdam criteria.

Material & Methods: Women with PCOS (Rotterdam definition; n = 127) and women without PCOS used as controls (n = 44). There were four phenotypes of PCOS: 56/127 (44.

A Case of Primary Postpartum Bleeding due to Vaginal Laceration after Vaginal Delivery: Successful Management with Transcatheter Arterial Embolization.

Postpartum hemorrhage is one of the major causes of maternal mortality. There are medical and surgical options to control the bleeding, some of which can impair future fertility. Transcatheter arterial embolization might be a useful option in the management of intractable postpartum bleeding before the consideration of more invasive and radical methods.

Urine iodine levels in preeclamptic and normal pregnant women.

The aim of this study was to investigate the urine iodine concentration in women with severe preeclampsia and in healthy women in Erzurum, Turkey. Urine specimens were obtained from 40 severe preeclampsia and 18 healthy pregnant women. Urinary iodine levels were determined by the Foss method based on the Sandell-Kolthoff reaction.