Body composition, cardiovascular fitness and attention of school-aged male children practicing sports club activities: A cross-sectional.

Background: The positive effects of physical activity on physical fitness, bone health, academic achievement, cognitive functions, mental health, and reduced obesity have been proven. This study aims to investigate the relationship between sports club activities, physical activity selected health-related fitness, and the d2 attention test.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in different sports clubs.

The effect of drip versus intermittent feeding on splanchnic oxygenation in preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction: a prospective randomized trial.

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of drip versus intermittent feeding on splanchnic oxygenation in preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction. The second objective was to assess the relationship between fetal splanchnic circulation parameters and splanchnic oxygenation during the first week of life. A single-center, prospective, randomized study with 51 fetuses/infants was conducted.

The relationship of foetal superior mesenteric artery blood flow and the time to first meconium passage in newborns with late-onset foetal growth restriction.

This study aimed to assess the relationship between the foetal superior mesenteric artery (SMA) Doppler and the time to first meconium passage (FMP) in foetuses with late-onset foetal growth restriction. This single-centre, prospective, observational, cohort study included 57 patients with late-onset FGR. The newborn infants were divided into two groups: preterm (36.

Characteristics of prenatally detected right aortic arch cases in a single institution.

This study aimed to elucidate the diagnostic process, the associated anomalies and the perinatal outcomes of right aortic arch (RAA) in a group of low-risk patients. The obstetric imaging database and digital patient files were reviewed between January 2015 and June 2016. There were 12 RAA cases detected prenatally.

Evaluation of interventricular septum movements in structurally normal foetuses during second and third trimester of pregnancy: A prospective observational study.

Foetal cardiac assessment is a standard part of antepartum obstetric ultrasound evaluation. Heart examination, including four-chamber view and outflow tract views, should be routinely performed for all women as recommended by The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG). Although the anatomical survey of foetal heart is well-defined, current knowledge on myocardial contractility is scarce.

Analgesic effects of acetaminophen, diclofenac and hyoscine N-butylbromide in second trimester pregnancy termination: a prospective randomized study.

Objectives: This prospective, randomized study aimed to compare the analgesic effects of acetaminophen, diclofenac and hyoscine-N-butylbromide (HnBB) in cases of second trimester pregnancy termination.

Methods: In 60 women with indications for second trimester pregnancy termination, three analgesic agents were randomized into three groups: group 1, acetaminophen; group 2, diclofenac; and group 3, HnBB. A visual analog scale (VAS) used for the evaluation of pain perception.

Is placebo as effective as estrogen regimens on vasomotor symptoms in women with surgical menopause?

Objective: To evaluate the short-term effects of two hormone therapy (HT) regimens and placebo on the Greene Climacteric Scale (GCS) of women with surgical menopause following six months of treatment.

Methods: This 6-month, prospective, randomized, parallel-group, masked evaluator study compared the efficacy of once daily administration of 0.625 mg conjugated equine estrogen (group I), 3.

Dinoprostone vaginal insert versus intravenous oxytocin to reduce postpartum blood loss following vaginal or cesarean delivery.

Objective: To compare the impact of a dinoprostone vaginal insert and intravenous oxytocin in reducing blood loss of women undergoing vaginal or cesarean delivery.

Methods: This study was conducted among term singleton pregnancies delivered vaginally or by elective cesarean section. In the vaginally delivered cases, active management of the third stage of labor was conducted.

Diffuse uterine adenomatoid tumor in a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Uterine adenomatoid tumors are usually solitary lesions. Adenomatoid tumors diffusely infiltrating the entire myometrium have rarely been reported in the literature. A feature common to half of the reported cases of diffuse uterine adenomatoid tumor was an immunocompromised status of the patient caused by the medications for renal transplantation.

Cervical phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 for the prediction of preterm delivery in symptomatic cases with intact membranes.

Aim: This prospective, observational study was an attempt to evaluate whether a positive cervical phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 admission test in women with signs and symptoms of preterm labor (PTL) may be useful in the prediction of women who will deliver prematurely.

Methods: Pregnant women with confirmed gestational age between 24 and 37 weeks' gestation with <3 cm cervical dilatation and intact membranes were included in the study. Prior to digital examination, a sterile speculum examination was performed using a dacron swab rotated in the external cervical os for 15 s.

Apoptosis patterns in eutopic and ectopic endometrium, adhesions and normal-looking peritoneum from women with or without endometriosis.

Objective: To assess the apoptosis rate in eutopic and ectopic endometrial stromal and glandular cells, normal peritoneum and adhesions in women with endometriosis.

Methods: A total number of 97 women with (n:60) and without (n:37) histopathologically confirmed endometriosis who underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy in the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycles for pain and infertility were included in this study. Stage I/II and stage III/IV were categorized as early staged and late-staged endometriosis.

Cytokine and immune cell levels in peritoneal fluid and peripheral blood of women with early- and late-staged endometriosis.

Objective: To investigate the level of cytokines and immune cells in the peripheral blood (PB) and peritoneal fluid (PF) of different stages of endometriosis.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted to include 97 women with (n 60) and without (n 37) histopathologically confirmed endometriosis. Based on rASRM classification, stage I/II and stage III/IV were categorized as early-and late-staged endometriosis.

A prospective randomized trial of labor induction with vaginal controlled-release dinoprostone inserts with or without oxytocin and misoprostol+oxytocin.

Objective: This study was designed in an aim to compare the efficacies of three labor induction methods, dinoprostone (PGE2) vaginal insert with or without concomittant oxytocin and misoprostol (PGE1) combined with oxytocin infusion.

Methods: This was a prospective observational trial of nulliparous women undergoing labor induction from December 2006 to January 2007. Inclusion criteria were: gestational age between 36 to 42 weeks, singleton cephalic presentation of the fetus, intact membrane and unfavorable cervical Bishop score < 6, and absence of spontaneous uterine contractions.

Cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (FFN) for prediction of preterm delivery in symptomatic cases: a prospective study.

Objective: To assess the clinical value of cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (FFN) in the prediction of preterm delivery (PTD) in women with signs and symptoms of preterm labor (PTL).

Method: This investigation prospectively studied a cohort of a women with symptoms of PTL, between 24 and 37 weeks' gestation with < 3 cm of cervical dilatation and intact membranes. Cases were evaluated in terms of maternal demographic characteristics like age, body mass index, number of parities, previous PTL history, Bishop scores at admission, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, use of tocolytic or steroids, presence of histologic chorioamnionitis, neonatal outcomes and delivery before 34 weeks' gestation as well as within seven days of admission.

Effect of cigarette smoke and alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) on fertilization, cleavage, and embryo development rates in mice: an experimental in vitro fertilization mice model study.

Objective: The objective was to elucidate the effects of cigarette smoke per se or vitamin E on mice exposed to cigarette smoke, with regard to fertility and cleavage rates, and embryo development in an experimental in vitro fertilization (IVF) mice model.

Study Design: Female and male mice, weighing 18-25 g and aged 14-16 weeks, were separated and divided into cigarette smoke-exposed (SE) and non-smoke-exposed (NSE) groups. A specially designed cage with a cigarette smoking machine was constructed.

Digital and transvaginal ultrasound cervical assessment for prediction of successful labor induction.

Objective: To compare the values of preinduction transvaginal cervical length measurements and Bishop score to predict successful labor induction.

Methods: A prospective, observational trial of nulliparous women undergoing labor induction. Inclusion criteria were gestational age between 36 and 42 weeks, singleton cephalic presentation of the fetus, and intact membranes.

Impact of piroxicam beta-cyclodextrin on the efficacy of the intrauterine device in a rat model.

Objective: To elucidate the effect of piroxicam beta-cyclodextrin (PbetaCD), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), on the efficacy of the intrauterine device (IUD) in a rat model.

Methods: Forty nulliparous female Wistar rats were allocated to one of four groups, comprising each 10 of these animals. Group I: neither IUD nor medication; group II: IUD, but no medication; group III: IUD and PbetaCD; and group IV: PbetaCD only.

Early postoperative changes in testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and sex hormone-binding globulin after hysterectomy with or without concomitant oophorectomy.

Objective: To investigate the cross-sectional associations of hysterectomy and oophorectomy status, chronological age, and body mass index with early postoperative plasma levels of total and free T, DHEAS, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG).

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: University hospital.

Possible factors affecting the age at menopause among women in the central anatolian region of Turkey.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the age at menopause and possible related factors in a Turkish population.

Study Design: In a three-year period, a retrospective analysis of 541 spontaneous menopause cases were evaluated. All postmenopausal women with spontaneous cessation of menses for > or = 12 months and serum FSH levels > 40 IU/l were included in the study.

Effect of smoking on semen parameters of men attending an infertility clinic.

Objective: To assess the effects of smoking on total sperm count, progressive sperm motility and sperm morphology among couples attending an infertility clinic.

Methods: A total of 223 sperm samples (126 smokers and 97 nonsmokers) from men attending an infertility clinic for routine infertility workup were compared on the basis of standard semen analysis.

Results: Cigarette smoking is negatively correlated with progressive motile sperm count (r = -0.

Comparison of clinical and laboratory characteristics of cases with polycystic ovarian syndrome based on Rotterdam's criteria and women whose only clinical signs are oligo/anovulation or hirsutism.

This study was an attempt to determine whether the hormonal and clinical profiles of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) or non-PCOS cases whose only admission signs were oligo/anovulation or hirsutism. This retrospective study comprised a total number of 118, age-matched, young Turkish women with initial admission signs and symptoms of menstrual disorders (MD) like oligo/anovulation or hirsutism. Of these, 66 cases were diagnosed as PCOS, based on 2003 Rotterdam criteria [presence of two of first three criteria such as oligo- and/or anovulation, signs of clinical hyperandrogenism (HA-c) and/or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism (HA-b) and polycystic ovaries on ultrasonography after exclusion of specific identifiable disorders].

Gynecologic problems among elderly women in comparison with women aged between 45-64 years.

Background: As women age, they face a variety of co-morbid medical problems as well as gynecologic problems that may differ from those of younger women. Clinicians should know how to screen and manage those problems among elderly women.

Objective: With this background, the study was designed to assess the gynecologic problems on admission among elderly women and women aged between 45-64 years.

A ten-year gestational diabetes mellitus cohort at a university clinic of the mid-Anatolian region of Turkey.

Objective: The study attempts to analyze a 10-year retrospective cohort of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) cases, elucidating the maternal complications and perinatal morbidity and mortality.

Study Design: The study participants were 110 diabetic singleton pregnancies receiving obstetric care at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osmangazi University School of Medicine in Eskisehir, Turkey from January 1995 to December 2004. In 70 of the GDM cases, mean age, diagnostic criteria used to define GDM, gestational age at delivery, presence of additional risk factors, method of clinical management, mode of delivery, fetal birthweights and newborn characteristics were assessed.

The hirsutism scoring system should be population specific.

The aim of our study was to evaluate severity of hirsutism, assessed via the Ferriman-Gallwey scoring system in 12 different androgen-sensitive skin areas among 65 consecutive hirsute patients with functional androgen excess (polycystic ovary syndrome and idiopathic hirsutism) from the Central Anatolian region of Turkey. Results of this descriptive study showed that the buttocks/perineum, sideburn, and neck areas greatly contributed to the total hirsutism score, rather than the upper arm, upper back, and upper abdomen.