Existence of SARS-Cov-2 in the Peritoneal Fluid.

Objective:  To determine the existence of SARS-CoV-2 in the peritoneal fluid to assess the risk of exposure through surgical smoke and aerosolization threatening healthcare workers during abdominal surgery.

Background:  SARS-CoV-2 is a respiratory virus and possible ways of viral transmission are respiratory droplets, close contact, and fecal-oral route. Surgeries pose risk for healthcare workers due to the close contact with patients.

Determining the age group-based cut-off values of serum anti-Mullerian hormone concentrations to diagnose polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To determine the cut-off values of the serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentration for different age groups (21-25, 26-30, 31-35 years) to diagnose polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Methods: In total, 187 women aged 21-35 years were included in this descriptive study. Patients diagnosed with PCOS according to the Rotterdam Criteria formed the PCOS group ( = 93), whereas those without symptoms related to PCOS formed the control group ( = 94).

The accuracy of three-dimensional ultrasonography in the diagnosis of Müllerian duct anomalies and its concordance with magnetic resonance imaging.

This retrospective study was performed to comparatively evaluate the diagnostic accuracies of three-dimensional ultrasonography (3D-US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for identification of Müllerian duct anomalies (MDAs). A total of 27 women with suspected MDAs underwent gynaecological examination, 2D-US, 3D-US and MRI, respectively. The MDAs were classified with respect to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology-European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESHRE/ESGE) and American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) systems.

A prospective cohort study on the prediction of the diagnosis-to-delivery time in preeclamptic pregnancies: should the sFlt-1/PlGF ratio be added to routine evaluations?

Purpose: To analyze the clinical and laboratory factors that potentially affect the diagnosis-to-delivery time in preeclamptic pregnancies.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we followed 24 early onset preeclampsia (E-PE) and 26 late-onset preeclampsia (L-PE) cases. Maternal serum samples were obtained at the time of diagnosis and stored at - 80 °C until ELISA analysis for soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (SFlt-1) and placental growth factor (PlGF) levels.

Effects of mature cystic teratoma on reproductive health and malignant transformation: A retrospective analysis of 80 cases.

Objective: To examine cases of mature cystic teratoma (MCT) that were diagnosed and treated in our clinic regarding their association with fertility, and to detect the rate of malignant degeneration and the types of malignancies.

Material And Methods: Patients who underwent surgery due to adnexal mass between April 2012 and August 2017 and were diagnosed as having MCT were retrospectively examined. The mean age of the 80 patients who met the inclusion criteria was 30.

Diagnostic value of glycemic markers HbA1c, 1,5-anhydroglucitol and glycated albumin in evaluating gestational diabetes mellitus.

Background: The oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is the current established method performed worldwide to diagnose gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of the use of long- and short-term markers of glycemic status.

Methods: The study group was composed of 80 pregnant women, 40 with GDM and 40 with normal glucose tolerance.

A prospective study on first trimester prediction of ischemic placental diseases.

Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the predictive power of mean uterine artery pulsatility index (UtA PI), maternal serum placental growth factor (PlGF) and placenta associated plasma protein A levels for the development of ischemic placental diseases (IPD) in a cohort of unselected singleton pregnancies during the first trimester combined test period.

Materials And Methods: A sample of 880 pregnancies was registered between September 2014 and January 2016. After routine examination for first trimester combined test, UtA PI was measured, and maternal serum was obtained and stored at -80 °C for PlGF assessment.

The effect of intrauterine insemination time on semen parameters.

Objective: The purpose of this observational study was to determine whether semen parameters (concentration, motility) were affected by the interval between the onset of postwash sperm incubation and intrauterine insemination (IUI) time.

Material And Methods: Semen specimens of 100 normozoospermic men collected at the clinic were allowed 20 minutes for liquefaction at room temperature. Semen samples were subjected to both macroscopic and microscopic examinations.

The effect of post-wash total progressive motile sperm count and semen volume on pregnancy outcomes in intrauterine insemination cycles: a retrospective study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of post-wash total progressive motile sperm count (TPMSC) and semen volume on pregnancy outcomes in intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles.

Material And Methods: The retrospective study included a total of 156 cycles (141 couples) and was performed in our center over a 24-month period. The semen parameters were recorded for each man and each insemination.