Aspirin, low molecular weight heparin, or both in preventing pregnancy complications in women with recurrent pregnancy loss and factor V Leiden mutation.

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), LMWH plus low dose aspirin, or low dose aspirin only on pregnancy outcomes in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) patients with factor V Leiden mutation (FVLM). A total of 2764 RPL patients were evaluated in for the etiology of RPL. Mutations in factor V Leiden homozygous and heterozygous were determined.

Helminth fauna of the Anatolian worm lizard, Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) from Hatay.

15 Anatolian worm lizards, Blanus strauchi, (1 juvenile, 9 adult males, 5 adult females) which were collected in the Hatay province of Turkey were investigated for the presence of helminth fauna. At the end of the study, 2 species of helminth were found. These are Parapharyngodon micipsae and Thelastomatoid nematoda (Nemathelminthes).

[Helminth fauna of Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus,1758) (Turkish gecko) collected from Hatay].

Twenty two Hemidactylus turcicus (Turkish Gecko) collected from Hatay were examined for helminths between 2000-2008 years. As a result of this study, 2 helminth species (Spauligodon laevicauda and Macracanthorynchus catulinus) were found. This is the first time that these helminth species have been found in Turkey.