Current status of stem cell treatments and innovative approaches for stress urinary incontinence.

Stem cells are capable of self-renewal, differentiation, and the promotion of the release of chemokines and progenitor cells essential for tissue regeneration. Stem cells have the potential to develop into specialized cells if given the right conditions, to self-renew and maintain themselves, to generate a large number of new differentiated cells if injured, and to either generate new tissues or repair existing ones. In the last decade, it has become clear that treating lower urinary tract dysfunction with the patient's own adult stem cells is an effective, root-cause method.

Short-term effects of first trimester low-dose aspirin therapy on uterine artery flow in women at high risk for preeclampsia.

The aim of the study was to investigate the short-term effects of low-dose aspirin treatment on uterine artery Doppler in pregnancies that were high-risk for preeclampsia. This prospective observational study included 82 patients with singleton pregnancies between 11-14 weeks of gestation. Uterine artery Doppler measurements were obtained by transvaginal ultrasonography at the first prenatal visit of women who started low-dose aspirin treatment due to the high risk of preeclampsia and women who did not receive low-dose aspirin.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression and Sexual Function: Are Pregnant Women Affected More Adversely?

Objective:  To investigate depression and sexual function among pregnant and non-pregnant women throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:  A total of 188 women, 96 pregnant and 92 non-pregnant were included. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) were applied to the participants after obtaining sociodemographic data.

Comparison of Laboratory and Radiological Findings of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women with Covid-19.

Objective:  Covid-19 became a pandemic, and researchers have not been able to establish a treatment algorithm. The pregnant population is also another concern for health care professionals. There are physiological changes related to pregnancy that result in different laboratory levels, radiological findings and disease progression.

Binary grading may be more appropriate for endometrial cancer.

Objective: To elucidate the survival consequences of the prognostic factors for endometrial cancer.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective study of 276 patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer who admitted for staging surgery. The extent of the surgery was determined by clinical staging and preoperative evaluation.

Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation and reliability of assessment of pelvic floor disorders and their risk factors during pregnancy and postpartum questionnaire in Turkish population.

Objectives: This study was conducted in order to produce translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of Assessment of Pelvic Floor Disorders and Their Risk Factors During Pregnancy and Postpartum Questionnaire (APFDQ) to Turkish in pregnant and postpartum population.

Material And Methods: The study included 80 pregnant women. Internal consistency was tested using Cronbach's alpha.

Comparison of female sexual function and sexual function of their partners between groups of pregnant and non-pregnant women.

Objectives: To compare the female sexual function index and sexual function of their partners between groups of pregnant and non-pregnant Turkish women.

Material And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 321 women, including 252 healthy pregnant and 69 healthy nonpregnant women. Assessment of female sexual function index (FSFI), ARIZONA scores of their partners were compared in relation to some of the sociodemographic characteristics and pregnancy trimesters.

Cervix human papilloma virus positivity: Does it cause sexual dysfunction?

Objective: To investigate whether testing positive for human papilloma virus (HPV) in cervical screening has an impact on female sexual functioning.

Materials And Methods: This study was designed as a single-center, prospective, descriptive-cross-sectional study and 300 women who received HPV testing in our hospital [HPV-positive (n=187) or HPV-negative (n=113)]. The Arizona Sexual Experiences (ASEX) scale and Female Sexual Functioning index (FSFI) were administered to study participants during face-to-face interviews.

Effect of Adjuvant Therapy on Oncologic Outcomes of Surgically Confirmed Stage I Uterine Carcinosarcoma: a Turkish Gynecologic Oncology Study.

Background: Uterine carcinosarcoma is rare neoplasm that mostly presents as metastatic disease. Stage is one of the most important prognostic factor, however, the management of the early stage uterine carcinosarcoma is still controversial.

Aims: To evaluate prognostic factors, treatment options, and survival outcomes in patients with surgically approved stage I uterine carcinosarcoma.

Iodine deficiency in pregnant women at first trimester in Ankara.

Objective: Iodine deficiency in pregnant woman in Ankara was shown in previous studies. We aimed to conduct a study in a tertiary center to investigate the need for iodine replacement in our population.

Material And Methods: This was a single tertiary center, non-interventional, retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Third trimester anemia extends the length of hospital stay after delivery.

Objective: To assess the relationship between maternal third trimester anemia and hospital stay after delivery.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 695 women aged 18-42 years were included between January 2016 and June 2016. Obstetric outcomes and fetal outcomes were measured.

Delivery and postpartum management of a patient with Pompe disease: Case report and review of the literature.

Pompe disease is an autosomal-recessive disorder caused by acid alpha-glucosidase deficiency due to mutations in the GAA gene. There are two forms of the disease: infantile-onset Pompe disease and late-onset Pompe disease. The worldwide incidence of both forms of the disease is commonly reported to be 1 in 40,000.

Comparison of alternative βhCG follow-up protocols after single-dose methotrexate therapy for tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Purpose: To evaluate the performances of five different βhCG follow-up protocols after single-dose methotrexate therapy for tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP).

Methods: Data of patients who received single-dose methotrexate therapy for tubal EP at a university hospital between January 2011 and July 2016 were reviewed. A 'successful methotrexate treatment' was defined if the EP treated with no need for surgery.

Features of ovarian Brenner tumors: Experience of a single tertiary center.

Objective: Brenner tumors are rare neoplasms of the ovary. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features of Brenner tumors.

Materials And Methods: The clinical features of 22 patients who were treated in Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology Department between 2005 and 2015 were evaluated retrospectively from hospital medical records.

Lymph node dissection in atypical endometrial hyperplasia.

Objective: The rate of concomitant endometrial carcinoma in patients with atypical endometrial hyperplasia is high. We aimed to investigate the role of lymphadenectomy in deciding adjuvant treatment in patients with concomitant atypical endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma.

Material And Methods: Women with atypical endometrial hyperplasia were enrolled in this retrospective study.

Nomogram with potential clinical use to predict lymph node metastasis in endometrial cancer patients diagnosed incidentally by postoperative pathological assessment.

Purpose: To determine the clinical and pathological risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with endometrial cancer and to create a nomogram to predict LNM in patients without surgical staging.

Methods: All patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma who were treated surgically at a university based gynecologic oncology clinic between January 2011 and December 2014 were recruited. Women with endometrial adenocarcinoma who were surgically staged including lymphadenectomy were included in the study.

Comparison of Histopathologic Features of Endometrial Cancer Based on Menopausal Status and Safety of Ovarian Preservation in Premenopausal Women.

The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of coexisting ovarian malignancy and to determine whether ovarian preservation is feasible in premenopausal endometrial cancer (EC) patients. The data of 251 patients with endometrioid type endometrial cancer were retrospectively reviewed. We classified patients into two groups based on menopausal status.

Preoperative 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/CT in Prediction of Uterine Risk Factors and Lymph Node Metastasis: An Analysis of 111 Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer Patients.

Introduction: This study evaluated the role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) in the detection of lymph node metastases and the association between uterine maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) and the histopathological features in endometrial cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: Patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer underwent preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging and were staged surgically. 18F-FDG PET/CT findings were compared with final pathology reports.