Plasma apelin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate plasma apelin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and healthy controls.

Material And Methods: Plasma apelin levels, serum lipid levels, serum hormone levels, and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) values of 32 patients with PCOS and 31 healthy women forming the control group were checked.

Results: Plasma apelin levels of the PCOS group (0.

Total and lipid bound sialic acid levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate serum total and lipid bound sialic acid (TSA&LBSA) levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Material And Methods: Forty women with PCOS and 35 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Serum TSA, LBSA, follicle stimulating hormone, lutenizing hormone, estradiol, thyroid stimulating hormone, prolactin, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, androstenedione, free testosterone, total testosterone, 17-OH progesterone, sex hormone binding globulin, cortisol, total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein were measured in each subject.

Plasma lipocalin-2 levels in pregnancy.

Unlabelled: OBJECTIVE. To evaluate plasma levels of lipocalin-2, which is a novel adipokine associated with obesity and insulin resistance, in pregnant women.

Design: Prospective case-control study.

The effects of oral contraceptives including low-dose estrogen and drospirenone on the concentration of leptin and ghrelin in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate short-term leptin and ghrelin concentrations in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who use low-dose oral contraceptives containing drospirenone.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Department of obstetrics and gynaecology in a university hospital.

Plasma adrenomedullin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate adrenomedullin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Department of obstetrics and gynecology in a university hospital.

The association of serum androgens and insulin resistance with fat distribution in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the body fat distribution of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with age and body mass index matched healthy controls and to investigate if androgens and insulin resistance associated with fat distribution.

Study Design: Thirty-three PCOS and 21 age and body mass index (BMI) matched healthy control women were evaluated in terms of body fat distribution with dual X-ray absorpsiometry (DEXA). Blood samples were obtained for follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol, prolactin, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), free testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), insulin and glucose levels.

The effects of hormone therapy, estrogen therapy and tibolone on apoptosis and cyclin D1 expression in postmenopausal vaginal epithelium.

Objective: To investigate the effects of hormone therapy, estrogen therapy and tibolone on markers of apoptosis including bcl-2, and bax and cyclin D(1) expression in postmenopausal vaginal epithelium.

Study Design: Thirty postmenopausal women were randomized to the treatment protocols (0.625 mg conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) + 2.

Laparoscopic ultrasonography in the management of ovarian cysts.

Background: The aim of the study was to determine the role of laparoscopic ultrasonography in the management of ovarian cysts extirpated by means of endoscopic surgery.

Methods: Laparoscopic ultrasonography was used during endoscopic surgery in 14 consecutive patients with an adnexal mass. The diagnostic accuracies of transvaginal and laparoscopic ultrasonography were compared according to the final pathological diagnosis.

Cytotoxin associated gene A-positive Helicobacter pylori strains in dyspeptic pregnant women.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the Helicobacter pylori (HP) seropositivity and cytotoxin associated gene A (cagA) status in pregnant women with dyspeptic complaints and pregnant women with no gastrointestinal symptoms.

Study Design: Seventy-one consecutive pregnant women with gastrointestinal complaints and 72 age-matched pregnant women without any gastrointestinal symptoms or a history of gastrointestinal disease were included in the study. Demographic characteristics and H.

The association of bone mineral density with insulin resistance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the bone mineral density (BMD) measurements between the patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and age and the body mass index (BMI) matched healthy controls, and to examine whether insulin resistance was associated with BMD.

Study Design: Twenty-nine consecutive patients with PCOS and seventeen, age and BMI matched healthy control women were included in the study. Blood samples were obtained for follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, estradiol, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, 17 hydroxy-progesterone, free testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin, insulin, and glucose levels and BMD measurements were performed for total body, lumbar spine (L2-L4), and femoral neck for each participant.

The association of androgenic sex steroids with serum lipid levels in postmenopausal women.

Background: The aim of the present study was to examine the correlations between androgenic sex steroids and serum lipid levels in postmenopausal women. Methods. The study group included 72 postmenopausal women.

Laparoscopic intracorporeal ultrasound guidance during hysteroscopic adhesiolysis.

We introduce a case of hysteroscopic adhesiolysis by the guidance of laparoscopic intracorporeal ultrasound (LIU) in a patient complaining of amenorrhea and infertility found to have total intrauterine synechia. Adequate intrauterine adhesiolysis was performed by resectoscope with a wire loop, coordinating images of the endometrial cavity, uterine wall and the tip of the hysteroscope. She had regular menses after the operation and follow-up hysterosalpingogram at 3 months demonstrated satisfactory surgical results, with no evidence of intrauterine adhesions.

Ovarian wedge resection by minilaparatomy in infertile patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a new technique.

Objective: To determine the effects of ovarian wedge resection by minilaparotomy in infertile patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

Study Design: One hundred and thirty-four anovulatory patients with PCOS, who were previously treated with clomiphene citrate and gonadotropins and did not conceive were operated via minilaparotomy with microsurgical principles and ovarian wedge resection was performed on each subject. Pregnancy rates and adhesion formation were investigated retrospectively.

Resistance index in fetal interlobar renal artery with renal pelvic dilatation up to 10 mm.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the resistance indices (RIs) in the fetal interlobar renal arteries (IRAs) of third-trimester fetuses with or without pelvicaliceal dilatation of up to 10 mm and to compare them with those of the full-term healthy infants.

Methods: Women with uncomplicated, low-risk, singleton third-trimester pregnancies were examined sonographically. The RIs in the IRAs were measured in the fetuses, who were stratified into 3 groups according to the anteroposterior diameter of the renal pelvic dilatation: group I, no dilatation; group II, 1-5-mm dilatation, and group III, 6-10-mm dilatation.

Serum leptin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To determine whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is related to leptin dysregulation.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in a university hospital.

Comparison of different treatment modalities for postmenopausal patients with osteopenia: hormone replacement therapy, calcitonin and clodronate.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), clodronate, calcitonin and a clodronate plus calcitonin combination in postmenopausal patients with osteopenia.

Methods: One hundred postmenopausal patients with osteopenia, with bone mineral density (BMD) measurements at least one standard deviation below the mean value for young premenopausal subjects (T score < -1), were studied. They had no contraindications to HRT, clodronate or calcitonin use and were randomized to four different treatment groups.

Change in retrobulbar circulation during menstrual cycle assessed by Doppler ultrasound.

Our purpose was to study the hemodynamic changes in the ophthalmic, central retinal and posterior ciliary arteries during the normal menstrual cycle and to relate the vascular changes to menstrual cycle. A total of 23 healthy women underwent serial color Doppler ultrasonography at least six times during a normal menstrual cycle, twice each in follicular, ovulatory and luteal phases. Pulsatility and resistance index and peak systolic velocity of the each arteries were assessed with color Doppler imaging.

The changes in ovarian hormone levels and ovarian artery blood flow rate after laparoscopic tubal sterilization.

Objective: To investigate the changes in serum ovarian hormone levels and ovarian artery blood flow rate by Doppler ultrasonography following laparoscopic tubal sterilization.

Methods: Laparoscopic tubal sterilization have been performed on 13 voluntary subjects between the sixth and eighth days of the menstrual cycle. Serum ovarian hormone levels and ovarian artery blood flow rate, by Doppler ultrasonography, were determined 3 days before the operation, on the post-operative third day and on the post-operative third month.

Comparison of microlaparoscopy and conventional laparoscopy for tubal sterilization under local anesthesia with mild sedation.

Study Objective: To compare tubal sterilization performed by microlaparoscopy and conventional laparoscopy.

Design: Prospective, randomized trial (Canadian Task Force classification I).

Setting: Gazi University School of Medicine.

Transvaginal sacrospinous colpopexy for marked uterovaginal and vault prolapse.

Objective: The transvaginal sacrospinous ligament fixation technique was used as part of the vaginal repair procedure for marked uterovaginal prolapse, and in the treatment of vault prolapse.

Method: Out of the 26 women treated with sacrospinous ligament suspension of the vaginal vault, 23 had marked uterovaginal prolapse and three had vault prolapse following hysterectomy. Patients with vault prolapse underwent posterior vaginal repair, obliteration of the enterocele sac and sacrospinous colpopexy.

Effects of a monthly injectable steroidal contraceptive, Mesigyna, on menstrual pattern, lipoproteins, and coagulation parameters.

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a once-monthly injectable contraceptive (Mesigyna) on menstrual pattern, lipoproteins, and coagulation parameters. Thirty-six women aged 18-35 years requesting monthly injectable contraception were included. Before injecting estradiol valerate 5 mg and norethisterone enanthate 50 mg, coagulation, lipoprotein, and liver function parameters were determined.

Effects of alendronate and hormone replacement therapy, alone or in combination, on bone mass in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a prospective, randomized study.

The effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and alendronate, alone and in combination, was evaluated in 120 postmenopausal patients with osteoporosis with bone mineral density (BMD) measurements at least 2 SD below the mean value for young premenopausal subjects. They had no contra-indications to HRT or alendronate use and were randomized to three different treatment groups. Group I was treated with micronized 17 beta-oestradiol 2 mg and norethisterone acetate 1 mg/day per os, group II received alendronate 10 mg/day per os and group III received micronized 17 beta-oestradiol 2 mg, norethisterone acetate 1 mg/day per os and alendronate 10 mg/day per os for 1 year.

Adenomatoid tumor of the uterus in a patient with chronic renal failure.

A case of adenomatoid tumor of the uterus in a 34-year-old patient, who had received a renal transplant and was undergoing immunosuppresive therapy is presented. At surgery, there were a total of eight nodular intramural and subserous masses thought to be leiomyoma nodules, and tumor excision was unusually, hardly performed because the nodules were strictly adherent to the myometrium. All the specimens yielded the same pathological diagnosis - adenomatoid tumor.