Does rotation during catheter withdrawal in embryo transfer increase pregnancy rates?

Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a difference in pregnancy rates between groups that we removed directly and removed by rotating the embryo transfer catheter 360°.

Methods: The study group consisted of 552 patients who were withdrawn by 360° rotation and 797 patients who were withdrawn without catheter rotation. All patients underwent one or two fresh ETs on day 3 or 5.

Analysis of Myomectomy during Cesarean Section: A Tertiary Center Experience.

Purpose: This study analyzed the safety of myomectomy during the cesarean section (CS).

Methods: Pregnant women who underwent myomectomy during CS in a tertiary center between January 2015 and November 2019 were included in the study in Group A, and pregnant women who did not have myoma and who underwent only CS were included in the study in Group B. The following information was obtained from patient files in hospital archives and was then recorded and compared: age, gravidity, parity, gestational week, characteristics of the myomas (i.

Rapid, sensitive, and reusable detection of glucose by highly monodisperse nickel nanoparticles decorated functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

Addressed herein, functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) supported highly monodisperse nickel nanoparticles modified on glassy carbon electrode (Ni@f-MWCNT/GCE) were synthesized through microwave assisted method and examined for non-enzymatic glucose sensing in ionic liquids by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The results of Ni@f-MWCNT/GCE electrode were compared with Ni NPs/GCE electrode and the results revealed that f-MWCNTs increased the electrocatalytic properties of Ni nanoparticles regarding glucose oxidation. They also demonstrated a good linear span of 0.

Prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT for identifying high- and low-risk endometrial cancer patients.

Objectives: To assess the usefulness of adding PET/CT as a preoperative test for determining the extent of endometrial cancer and discriminating low- and high-risk patients to identify candidates for surgical staging.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 86 patients with pathologically proven endometrial cancer who had undergone preoperative ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT. The prognostic relationships between PET/CT parameters and pathology reports were assessed.

Monodisperse Pt Nanoparticles Assembled on Reduced Graphene Oxide: Highly Efficient and Reusable Catalyst for Methanol Oxidation and Dehydrocoupling of Dimethylamine-Borane (DMAB).

Herein, monodisperse platinum (0) nanocatalyst assembled on reduced graphene oxide (Pt(0)@RGO) was easily and reproducibly prepared by the double solvent reduction method at room temperature. Pt(0)@RGO was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements that verify the formation of monodisperse Pt (0) nanoparticles on RGO. The catalytic and electrocatalytic performances of Pt(0) @ RGO in terms of activity, isolability and reusability were investigated for both methanol oxidation and the dehydrocoupling of dimethylamine-borane (DMAB) in which Pt(0)@RGO was found to be highly active and reusable heterogeneous catalyst even at room temperature.

Synthesis and Characterization of Nearly Monodisperse Pt Nanoparticles for C1 to C3 Alcohol Oxidation and Dehydrogenation of Dimethylamine-borane (DMAB).

Highly efficient nearly monodisperse Pt NPs catalyze C1 to C3 alcohol oxidation with very high electrochemical activities and provides one of the highest catalytic activities (TOF = 21.50 h(-1)) in the dehydrogenation of DMAB at room temperature. The exceptional stability towards agglomeration, leaching and CO poisoning for the prepared catalyst allow these particles to be recycled and reused in the catalysis of both DMAB dehydrogenation and C1 to C3 alcohol oxidation.

Evaluation of Breast Cancer Knowledge and Awareness Among Hospital Staff in a Women Heath Hospital in Turkey.

The purpose of this study was to examine breast cancer prevention knowledge, beliefs, and information sources among people which are employed in healthcare system including nurses and hospital staff. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among hospital staff of the largest women health hospital in Turkey. Self-administered questionnaires were delivered to participants.

Efficacy of a real time optoelectronic device (TruScreen™) in detecting cervical intraepithelial pathologies: a prospective observational study.

Objective: To assess the effect of TruScreen™ (an objective optoelectronic cervical screening device) in improving the sensitivity of cervical screening programs either alone or in combination with Papanicolaou (PAP) smear or human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA screening.

Material And Methods: Our study was performed in 285 patients with abnormal Pap test results. TruScreen™ and HPV screening methods were performed in all participants.

Comparison of serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor levels between preterm and term births.

Objective: Preterm birth (PTB) is the major obstetric problem in developed countries, accounting for the majority of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a hematopoietic cytokine that mediates the increase in leukocytes in pregnancy and may play a role in placentation. We aimed to investigate the differences of serum G-CSF levels between subsequent spontaneous PTB and term-delivered healthy pregnant women.

Alterations in pituitary gland volume in polycystic ovary syndrome: a structural magnetic resonance imaging study.

The purpose of this prospectively designed cross-sectional observational study was to evaluate the effect of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on pituitary gland volume (PGV) under the hypothesis that endocrinologic changes may lead to morphologic changes of the pituitary gland. Twenty-six PCOS patients and 31 control subjects underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects.

Birth weight for gestational age: a reference study in a tertiary referral hospital in the middle region of Turkey.

Background: The purpose of this study was to establish a fetal birth weight curve for gestational age for patients who presented to our tertiary referral hospital. The curve can be used for epidemiological analysis and also to develop Turkey's first national nomogram.

Methods: A total of 68,255 live singleton pregnancies delivered during the study period in a tertiary referral hospital were initially reviewed in this study.

Urinary tract infection in pregnant population, which empirical antimicrobial agent should be specified in each of the three trimesters?

Objective: We aimed to investigate the bacterial profile and the adequacy of antimicrobial treatment in pregnant women with urinary tract infection.

Material And Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted with 753 pregnant women who needed hospitalization because of UTI in each of the three trimesters. Midstream urine culture and antimicrobial susceptibility tests were evaluated.

Effect of luteal phase support with vaginal progesterone in intrauterine insemination cycles with regard to follicular response: a prospective randomized study.

Objective: To investigate the effect of luteal phase support with vaginal progesterone on pregnancy rates of the gonadotropin-stimulated intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles in patients with unexplained infertility with regard tofollicular growth.

Study Design: A total of 149 patients with unexplained infertility who underwent 166 recombinant follicle stimulated hormone--stimulated IUI cycles were prospectively randomized into 2 groups for luteal phase support. The study group (n = 71) received vaginal progesterone gel supplementation, and the control group (n = 78) received no drug for luteal support.

Multicenter analysis of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in Turkey.

Background: To evaluate the incidence, diagnosis and management of GTN among 28 centers in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was designed to include GTN patients attending 28 centers in the 10-year period between January 2003 and May 2013. Demographical characteristics of the patients, histopathological diagnosis, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) anatomical and prognostic scores, use of single-agent and multi-agent chemotherapy, surgical interventions and prognosis were evaluated.

Serum adiponectin level and clinical, metabolic, and hormonal markers in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Background: To investigate the relationship between adiponectin, metabolic and hor- monal parameters, and insulin resistance in patients with non-treated polycystic ovary syndrome.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, 81 patients admitted to out-patient clinic with complaints of menstrual irregularity, hirsutism and obesity were enrolled. Serum adiponectin, biochemical and hormonal parameters, and 75 gram oral glu- cose tolerance test (OGTT) were measured.

The relationship between third trimester maternal hemoglobin and birth weight/length; results from the tertiary center in Turkey.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between third trimester maternal hemoglobin values and fetal birth weight/length.

Methods: Retrospective study was conducted on 28600 Turkish pregnant women who delivered between January 2010 and December 2011. Hemoglobin values at third trimester, all birth weights/lengths of newborns were retrospectively analyzed.