A novel suturing technique for natural tissue repair in cystocele treatment.

Background: Recently, natural tissue repair has become popular in the treatment of pelvic organ prolapsed. In this study, we compared patients who underwent cystocele repair with the rug-weaving plication technique, a natural tissue repair method implemented since 2022 for anterior prolapse, with those treated using conventional colporrhaphy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 65 patients who underwent anterior vaginal wall repair with the rug-weaving plication technique (n = 33, Group 1) or conventional colporrhaphy (n = 32, Group 2).

What is the authentic underlying reason of childbirth worries in Turkish population?: An observational study.

This study aims to determine women's childbirth worries during antenatal. The research was carried out with 532 pregnant women in the antenatal clinic in Turkey as an observational study. Sociodemographic characteristics and scores of the Oxford Worries about Labor Scale of pregnant women were evaluated quantitatively.

The evaluation of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is considered a cause of conditions such as depression and eating disorders, and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).

Material And Methods: This study was conducted as a prospective study at Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The study included 73 pregnant women with singleton pregnancies (32 pregnant women with HG and 41 pregnant women without hyperemesis).

Effect of delivery mode on admission to neonatal intensive care unit in healthy singleton pregnancies.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term results of perinatal health in vaginal and cesarean deliveries and the indications for admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in terms of healthy singleton pregnancies.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 300 pregnant women who gave birth in our tertiary hospital was included. The records of newborns admitted to the NICU of these pregnant women were reviewed between January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2021.

The effect of sacral massage on meconium-stained amniotic fluid and the duration of fetal descent in labor: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sacral massage on the presence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid and the duration of fetal descent during labor in pregnant women.

Methods: A total of 220 nulliparous women with singleton low-risk pregnancies in the vertex position at term were recruited. Eligible women were randomly assigned to either massage group or a control group.

Comparison of hematological parameters and perinatal outcomes between COVID-19 pregnancies and healthy pregnancy cohort.

Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes. The secondary aim is to analyze the diagnostic value of hematologic parameters in COVID-19 complicated pregnancies.

Methods: The current study is conducted in a high volume tertiary obstetrics center burdened by COVID-19 pandemics, in Turkey.

Prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus in the first trimester: comparison of maternal fetuin-A, N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and fasting glucose levels.

Objective: We investigated the utility of maternal fetuin-A, N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide (pro-ANP), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and fasting glucose levels at 11-14 gestation weeks for predicting pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Subjects And Methods: This prospective cohort study included 327 low-risk pregnant women who completed antenatal follow-up at a tertiary research hospital between January and April 2014. Maternal blood samples were collected between 11-14 gestational weeks in the first trimester of pregnancy and then stored at -80 °C until further analyses.

The Relationship Between Breast Density, Bone Mineral Density, and Metabolic Syndrome Among Postmenopausal Turkish Women.

The relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and menopause remains unclear. The effects of MetS on breast and bone density in this group of women are also not fully elucidated. Herein, we aimed to investigate the relationship between components of the MetS, mammographic breast density (MBD), and vertebral/femoral bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal Turkish women.

The role of oxidative stress markers in development of endometrial polyp.

Objective: To evaluate the association of the oxidative stress markers in patients with endometrial polyp.

Methods: A total of forty nine patients between 28-47 years of ages who have a suspect evidence of endometrial polyp on transvaginal sonography were enrolled for the study. Hysterosonography was applied all of the patients and patients then were divided into two groups in terms of their hysteroscopic findings.

Mercury concentration in maternal serum, cord blood, and placenta in patients with amalgam dental fillings: effects on fetal biometric measurements.

Aim: We aimed to determine the extent to which mercury is transmitted from the mother to fetus via the umbilical cord in patients with amalgam dental fillings, and its effect on fetal biometric measurements.

Methods: Twenty-eight patients as the study group with amalgam fillings, and 32 of them as the control group were included in this prospective case-control study. The mercury levels were measured in the maternal and cord venous sera, and the placental samples.

Evaluation of maternal and perinatal outcomes among overweight women who experienced stillbirth.

Objective: To investigate associations between overweight and adverse clinical outcomes among women who experienced stillbirth.

Methods: 234 pregnant women (stillbirth group, n = 115; live birth group, n = 119) were included in this retrospective case-control study. Recorded risk factors were age, gravidity, parity, gestational weeks, fetal birth weight, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), preeclampsia (PE), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), levels of prenatal test markers (alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), pregnancy-associated plasma protein, human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) and E3) and body mass index (BMI).

Vitamin D deficiency and placental calcification in low-risk obstetric population: are they related?

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between placental calcification and maternal and cord blood 25-hydroxyvitamin-D3 [25(OH)D] and calcium concentrations in low-risk obstetric population at term and their consequences.

Methods: Sixty non-complicated pregnant women at term admitted to maternity clinic were included in this prospective case-control study and classified into one of two groups according to grade of placental calcification by defined the Grannum classification: Group 1 (n=30), with Grade 3 placenta and Group 2 (n=30), the control group, no placental calcification noted. Baseline characteristics, maternal serum and umbilical cord 25(OH)D and calcium levels were compared between groups.

Effect of reproductive history, lactation, first pregnancy age and dietary habits on bone mineral density in natural postmenopausal women.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the possible risk factors related with osteoporosis in women with spontaneous menopause.

Methods: Five hundred and one postmenopausal women were divided into three groups as normal, osteopenic and osteoporotic according to their bone mineral density (BMD). By face-to-face interview, parity, age at menarche, age at menopause, duration of fertility, duration of menopause, first pregnancy age, total lactation period, exercise, smoking were assessed.

Effect of povidone iodine on thyroid functions and urine iodine levels in caesarean operations.

Objective: In the present study, the effects of povidone iodine (PI) used during Caesarean operations on maternal thyroid hormones and urine iodine levels in the infant and the mother were investigated.

Design: Twenty-seven patients were allocated to the PI group I (Gr I), and 28 to the non-PI group (Group II). Maternal preoperative and 24th-h postoperative free T3 (fT3), freeT4 (fT4), TSH, and urine iodine levels were determined, as well as infant urine iodine values.

Urinary incontinence in women and its relation with pregnancy, mode of delivery, connective tissue disease and other factors.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between urinary incontinence (UI) and parameters such as pregnancy, mode of delivery and other factors.

Material And Methods: The study was based on a questionnaire administered to 761 patients. After their age, menopausal status, number of pregnancies, number of deliveries and history of connective tissue disease (CTD) were recorded, the data were analyzed using a chi2 test.

Sialic acid levels in the blood in pregnant women with impaired glucose tolerance test.

Purpose: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a metabolic disease characterized by the impairment of glucose tolerance during pregnancy. Sialic acid (SA) is a component of glycolipid and glycoproteins found in hormone and enzymes in serum and tissues and high serum SA levels are observed in diabetic patients.

Methods: Serum SA levels were investigated in three groups, namely 61 normal pregnant women with normal 50 gr glucose loading test (group 1: gr 1), 36 patients with high 50 gr test values and normal 100 gr test (group 2: gr 2: group with impaired glucose tolerance test, IGT), and 8 patients with diagnosis of GDM (group 3:gr 3).

Striae gravidarum, vitamin C and other related factors.

Background: Striae gravidarum, a clinical condition commonly seen in pregnant women, produces serious cosmetic problems and may lead to psychological problems.

Aim: The present study investigated whether there was any relation between the presence of striae in primigravid pregnant women and blood vitamin C levels, and factors thought to contribute to the formation of striae such as family history, weight gained during pregnancy, smoking status, abdominal and thigh circumference, and age.

Methods: Overall, 69 primigravid women attending routine antenatal follow-up and, using prophylactic iron and vitamin preparations, underwent investigation.