Assessment of the effects of menopause on semicircular canal using the video head impulse test.

This cross-sectional study included early menopausal and late menopausal women aged between 40 and 60 years to evaluate the effects of menopause on semicircular canal function. A video head impulse test (vHIT) was performed for all subjects. Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) mean gains of each semicircular canal and gain asymmetry were compared between groups.

Evaluation of the vestibular system with video head impulse test in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum.

Aim: We aimed to evaluate the semicircular canal functions of the vestibular system in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum.

Methods: This is a prospective case-control study. Among pregnant women in their first trimester (<14.

Serum Copeptin Levels in Threatened Preterm Labor.

We investigated maternal copeptin level's usefulness in prediction of preterm birth. The study was comprised of 97 pregnant women hospitalized for threatened preterm labor and 35 healthy pregnant women without preterm labor. Serum copeptin were compared with likelihood of threatened preterm labor timing of delivery and time interval to delivery.

Association of body mass index and weight gain patterns with albumin excretion in pregnancy.

Aim: We examined body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) patterns of pregnant women and investigated the impact of these factors on the urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) during pregnancy.

Methods: The data of 163 women whose basal BMI and ACR were measured during the first trimester were used in this study. Body weight alone between 12-16 weeks and body weight together with ACR after 37 weeks of gestation were measured.

What is the protective effect of metformin on rat ovary against ischemia-reperfusion injury?

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of metformin on the rat ovary against ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Methods: Thirty-seven female Wistar albino rats were used in the study. The rats were divided into five groups, as follows: sham operation group (group 1); torsion group (group 2); torsion/detorsion + saline group (group 3); torsion/detorsion + low-dose metformin group (group 4); and torsion/detorsion + high-dose metformin group (group 5).

Could erythropoietin reduce the ovarian damage of cisplatin in female rats?

The aim of this study is to investigate whether erythropoietin (EPO) can reduce the ovarian damage of cisplatin or not. Thirty, female, Wistar-Albino rats were used in the study. Control group (N = 10): Intraperitoneal saline infusion, Cisplatin group (N = 10): Intraperitoneal 7 mg/kg cisplatin, Cisplatin + EPO group (N = 10): Intraperitoneal 7 mg/kg cisplatin and subcutaneous 200 IU/kg/day EPO.

The evaluation of temperament and quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Aims: To evaluate the temperament and quality of life (QoL) of patients with PCOS.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-three adult patients with PCOS and 38 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Demographic characteristics including age, education and body mass index (BMI) were recorded.

Early postpartum lactation effects of cesarean and vaginal birth.

Objectives: Breastfeeding has positive effects for both, the mother and the infant. The purpose of the study was to ex-amine how cesarean delivery and vaginal delivery influenced subsequent breastfeeding. The study was conducted at the Kırıkkale University Medical School.

Histological and biomechanical effects of zoledronate on fracture healing in an osteoporotic rat tibia model.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of zoledronate therapy on histological and biomechanical properties of bone healing via a fracture model generated on osteoporotic rat tibiae.

Materials And Methods: Ovariectomized 40 Wistar-Dawley female rats weighing 300 g to 350 g were used in the study. After one week, 2 IU/g heparin injection was started subcutaneously.

Ocular blood flow in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the presence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) alters ocular blood flow parameters.

Material And Methods: Color Doppler imaging of the orbital vessels was performed in 41 eyes of 41 patients with PCOS. Forty-eight eyes of 48 age-matched volunteers served as controls.

HELLP Syndrome and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated with Factor V Leiden Mutation during Pregnancy.

Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. The neurological complications of preeclampsia and eclampsia are responsible for a major proportion of the morbidity and mortality for women and their infants alike. Hormonal changes during pregnancy and the puerperium carry an increased risk of venous thromboembolism including cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).

Delayed diagnosis of PRES and eclampsia in a concealed pregnancy.

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are well-known risk factors of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Early recognition and proper treatment result in complete reversibility of this disease. Concealed pregnancy obstacles a safe prenatal care and a safe planned delivery, because of latency in the diagnosis.