Publications by authors named "Sulbiye Karaburgu"

The aim of the study was to determine how the short high-interval training program affects cortisol levels in basketball players. A total of 27 male basketball players volunteered for the study and were randomly assigned to one of two groups: Control Group (CG) ( = 13, mean age; 20,56 ± 1,45 years, mean height; 184,53 ± 6,65 cm) and Experimental Group (EG) ( = 14, mean age; 20,71 ± 2,12 years, mean height; 86,51 ± 8,21 cm). The experimental group received a 7-week interval training program.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of spironolactone and spironolactone plus metformin treatments on body mass index (BMI), hirsutism score, hormone levels, and insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Thirty-seven patients with PCOS were randomly assigned to receive spironolactone 100 mg/d (spironolactone group, 18 patients) or spironolactone 100 mg/d plus metformin 2000 mg/d (combination group, 19 patients) for 12 months. BMI, modified Ferriman-Gallway score (FGS), serum levels of regarding hormones, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index were assessed before and after the treatments.

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Objective: Hirsutism results from hyperandrogenemia and/or exaggerated androgen responsiveness. Among various causes of hirsutism, some patients do not exhibit androgen excess which is called idiopathic hirsutism (IH). The pathogenesis of IH could not so far be clearly established.

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Adrenal incidentalomas are found incidentally during a radiologic examination performed for indications other than an adrenal disease, and 15% of them are bilateral adrenal masses. This study describes a 51-year-old male smoker patient admitted with diabetes mellitus. An abdominal ultrasonography performed due to his anemia revealed bilateral adrenal masses.

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