Progesterone receptor B over progesterone receptor A prevents recurrence in bilateral endometriomas.

Objective: Endometriosis is a disease in which stromal cells and endometrial glands extend outside of the uterine cavity. Nevertheless, treatment failure and recurrence cause difficulties in management. This study aimed to evaluate the receptor-level components of bilateral endometriomas in the recurrence state.

vNOTES scarless and painless endometrial cancer staging surgery.

Aims: Sentinel lymph node dissection is performed in endometrial cancer surgery instead of staging surgery, particularly when the disease is advanced and confined to the uterus. The aim of this study is to share our sentinel lymph node detection rates via the vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery method with the literature and to demonstrate a safer and more comfortable surgical treatment process.

Methods: The analysis includes the patients who underwent surgery sentinel lymph node dissection for endometrial cancer utilizing indociyanin green in our center between January 2022 and June 2024.

Adaptation of the professionalism mini-evaluation exercise instrument into Turkish: a validity and reliability study.

Background: There is an ongoing search for standardized scales appropriate for each culture to evaluate professionalism, which is one of the basic competencies of a physician. The Professionalism Mini-evaluation Exercise (P-MEX) instrument was originally developed in Canada to meet this need. In this study, it was aimed to adapt the P-MEX to Turkish and to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version.

Effect of adenomyosis on prognosis of patients with endometrial cancer.

Objective: Our goal was to contrast the prognoses of patients with endometrial cancer who had adenomyosis against those that did not.

Methods: All patients who had received surgical staging for hysterectomy-based endometrial cancer had their medical data retrospectively examined. The analysis covered 397 patients, who were split into two groups depending on the presence of adenomyosis.

The Comparison of Surgical Outcomes following Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and vNOTES Hysterectomy in Obese Patients.

Aim: This study aimed to compare the surgical outcomes of total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) and vaginally assisted natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) hysterectomy procedures in obese patients.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 83 obese women (BMI > 30 kg/m) who underwent TLH (35 patients) or vNOTES hysterectomy (48 patients) for benign gynecological indications. The duration of surgery, intra/postoperative complications, intra- and postoperative hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) levels, hospital stay, Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at the postoperative 6th and 24th hours of the patients were compared.

Evaluation of genital self-image and sexual dysfunction in women with vulvar lichen planus or lichen sclerosus.

Introduction: Vulvar lichen planus (LP) and vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS) are chronic inflammatory diseases that affect women's sexual health. In this study, our aim was to investigate sexual function, anxiety level and genital self-image in vulvar LP and vulvar LS patients.

Methods: This study was conducted on a total of 178 women who presented to the gynecology clinic between February 2019 and January 2020.

Apical pelvic organ prolapse repair via vaginal-assisted natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: Initial experience from a tertiary care hospital.

Introduction: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery has been used for gynecologic operations in recent years. The aim of the study is to describe our initial experience using vaginal-assisted natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) for apical pelvic organ prolapse repair.

Methods: After patients underwent vaginal hysterectomy, vNOTES sacrocolpopexy (n = 4) or vNOTES high uterosacral ligament suspension (n = 7) were performed to treat symptomatic apical pelvic organ prolapse.

The clinical findings and outcomes of symptomatic pregnant women diagnosed with or suspected of having coronavirus disease 2019 in a tertiary pandemic hospital in Istanbul, Turkey.

Aim: To observe the clinical course of symptomatic pregnant women diagnosed with or suspected of having COVID-19.

Methods: This study analyzed the clinical and laboratory results of 27 patients with real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-confirmed COVID-19 and 25 patients with a suspected COVID-19 diagnosis based on their symptoms and chest computed tomography (CT) findings. The patients' coagulation parameters and acute-phase reactants were evaluated both before and after treatment.

The Feasibility of Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery in Gynecology Practice: Single-Surgeon Experience.

Objectives: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been performed in gynecology practice for the surgical treatment of ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, ectopic pregnancies, adnexal masses, and pelvic organ prolapse. The aim of this study is to evaluate the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of patients who underwent NOTES for gynecological diseases.

Materials And Methods: This study was a retrospective clinical study.

Diagnostic value of preoperative ultrasonography, cervical length measurement, and POP-Q examination in cervical elongation estimation.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Cervical elongation (CE) has not been clearly defined and has similar symptoms to pelvic organ prolapse. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of preoperative POP-Q examinations, ultrasonographic measurements, and direct cervical length measurement with a Foley catheter in predicting CE on postoperative hysterectomy specimens.

Methods: Fifty-six patients who underwent vaginal hysterectomy for apical pelvic organ prolapse were included.

Conventional Laparoscopy or Vaginally Assisted Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery for Adnexal Pathologies: A Paired Sample Cross-Sectional Study.

Aim: To compare the results of conventional laparoscopic (CL) and vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) techniques for the treatment of benign adnexal pathologies.

Materials And Methods: The study consisted of 114 patients who underwent CL or vNOTES for oophorectomy, ovarian cystectomy, or ectopic pregnancies. The medical and surgical data of the study population in terms of age, gravidity, parity, body mass index (BMI), duration of surgery, size of the mass, decrease in hemoglobin/hematocrit levels, the presence of complications, and visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scores at the 6th and 24th hours were analyzed.

The pain symptoms and mass recurrence rates after ovarian cystectomy or uni/bilateral oophorectomy procedures in patients over 40 years old with endometriosis.

Objectives: To evaluate the rates of pain and mass recurrence of the patients over 40 years old with endometriosis who underwent ovarian cystectomy or uni/bilateral oophorectomy.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with 98 patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis in a tertiary referral center between the time period July 2015 and July 2019. All the patients followed every 3 months and requested to fill the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for evaluation of pelvic pain and an ultrasound scan was performed.

Comparison of hysterectomy cases performed conventional laparoscopy or vaginally assisted natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: a paired sample cross-sectional study.

Hysterectomy is one of the most frequent gynaecological procedures performed for various uterine pathologies. There are several approaches for conducting hysterectomies, including abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic and robotic. Recently, natural orifices transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has emerged as an alternative approach for conducting hysterectomies.

The effect of new cross linked hyaluronan gel on quality of life of patients after deep infiltrating endometriosis surgery: a randomized controlled pilot study.

In this prospective randomised placebo-controlled study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of New Cross linked Hyaluronan Gel (NCH gel) on the quality of life of patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery due to Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis (DIE). The intervention group received 40 mL of NCH gel, and the control group had a 40 mL sterile saline solution instilled into the peritoneal cavity following standard laparoscopic procedures. The patients were called in the third and sixth postoperative months and requested to fill the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-5), and Short Form for Mental and Physical Health (SF-12) questionnaires.

Endocan as a predictor of increased cardiovascular risk during the menopausal transition period.

Purpose: Our aim was to investigate the serum endocan levels and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements of pre- and postmenopausal patients to clarify the relationship between the menopausal transition and endothelial injury.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on women who were premenopausal and postmenopausal between January 2019 and June 2019. The patients were divided into two groups according to premenopausal (n = 32) and postmenopausal (n = 32) status.

The relation of body mass index, menopausal symptoms, and lipid profile with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the relationship of menopausal symptoms, body mass index (BMI), and serum lipid profile with Bone Mineral Density (BMD) levels.

Materials And Methods: 452 postmenopausal women were included in this case-control study at our outpatient clinic between January 2012 and January 2015. The patients were stratified according to their BMD, based on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer (DXA) results, as the normal group (-1 ≤ T-score), osteopenia group (-2.

Effect of metformin and detorsion treatment on serum anti-Müllerian hormonelevels and ovarian histopathology in a rat ovarian torsion model.

Background/aim: Adnexal torsion is a common gynaecological emergency, and considered to be a problem mostly in reproductive-age women. To evaluatethe effect of metformin and detorsion treatment on reducing ovarian reserve in an ovarian torsion model.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four nonpregnant, Wistar Hannover rats were included in the study.

The effect of being diagnosed with human papillomavirus infection on women's sexual lives.

Problem: Objective studies that use validated questionnaires are needed to evaluate the changes in the sexual functions of women diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

Method Of Study: The study comprised 80 sexually active women diagnosed with a high-risk HPV infection. These patients were divided into four groups as follows: group 1, HPV 16/18-positive and normal cytology; group 2, HPV 16/18-positive and abnormal cytology; group 3, non-16/18 HPV-positive and abnormal cytology; and group 4, non-16/18 HPV-positive and normal cytology.

The Relation Between Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components with Breast Density in Postmenopausal Women.

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) could lead to an increase in fatty tissue that could be seen as a radiolucent image depicting breast density (BD) by a mammogram. We aimed to investigate the association between MetS and its separate components with BD among naturally postmenopausal women. Data of 494 postmenopausal patients who were admitted to our outpatient clinic between December 2012 and July 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.

The effectiveness of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in prediction of medical treatment failure for tubo-ovarian abscess.

Aim: We aimed to compare the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) patients who responded to medical treatment or who underwent surgical intervention due to medical treatment failure.

Methods: The files of the patients, hospitalized in our Obstetrics and Gynecology Department with TOA diagnosis between August 2015 and December 2017, were evaluated retrospectively. The conservative management group was comprised of 38 of the 81 patients (46.

Serum Kisspeptin levels in unexplained infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, and male factor infertility.

Kisspeptin (KP), a hypothalamic peptide, is known as an important marker for neuroendocrine regulation during the human reproduction process. The unexplained infertility (UI) group comprised 30 patients, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) group comprised 29 patients and the male factor infertility (MFI) group comprised 27 patients. An observational cohort study was conducted.

Laparoscopic Management of a Torsioned Round Ligament Fibroid.

Round ligament fibroids are rare tumors and can present as inguinal, adnexal, or vulvar masses. Preoperative diagnosis can be made by ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A 28-year-old virgin female presented with pelvic pain that persisted for a few days.

A novel preoperative scoring system based on 18-FDG PET-CT for predicting lymph node metastases in patients with high-risk endometrial cancer.

The purpose of this study was to develop a model predicting the probability of pelvic-paraaortic node metastases in high-risk endometrial cancer patients. This trial included 41 high-risk endometrial cancer patients. All of the patients underwent an 18-FDG PET-CT followed by surgical staging, including a pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomy.