Validation of the Turkish version of the Modified Early Obstetric Warning System (MEOWS) chart.

Background: The Modified Early Obstetric Warning System (MEOWS) is a score-based or color-coded system that detects changes in physiological parameters and enables earlier diagnosis and care of worsening obstetric patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the tool's performance and contribute to its use in Türkiye by translating MEOWS into Turkish.

Methods: This prospective and descriptive study, approved by the local ethics committee, included 350 obstetric in-patients who gave birth at Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Gynecology and Children's Hospital between April and August 2022.

Maternal Cardiac Disease and Perinatal Outcomes in a Single Tertiary Care Center.

Objective: This study aims to compare the perinatal outcomes of pregnant women with heart disease and a healthy pregnant control group, as well as the maternal and newborn outcomes of pregnant women with congenital heart disease and acquired heart disease.

Material Method: Pregnant women with heart disease and healthy control pregnant women were included in this retrospective study. Sociodemographic data of all patients included in the study were obtained from electronic records.

Evaluation of Proteasome and Immunoproteasome Levels in Plasma and Peritoneal Fluid in Patients with Endometriosis.

Endometriosis is a chronic disease in which the endometrium cells are located outside the uterine cavity. The aim of this study was to evaluate circulating 20S proteasome and 20S immunoproteasome levels in plasma and peritoneal fluid in women with and without endometriosis in order to assess their usefulness as biomarkers of disease. Concentrations were measured using surface plasmon resonance imaging biosensors.

Investigation of the Changes in Concentrations of Vitamin D-Binding Protein and Lactoferin in Plasma and Peritoneal Fluid of Patients with Endometriosis.

An evaluation of the association between the concentrations of vitamin D-binding protein and lactoferrin in the plasma and peritoneal fluid may facilitate the elucidation of molecular mechanisms in endometriosis. Vitamin D-binding protein and lactoferrin concentrations were measured by ELISA in plasma and peritoneal fluid samples from 95 women with suspected endometriosis as classified by laparoscopy into groups with (n = 59) and without endometriosis (n = 36). There were no differences ( > 0.

Autoantibody screening of plasma and peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis.

Study Question: Are there specific autoantibody profiles in patients with endometriosis that are different from those in controls?

Summary Answer: This study did not reveal a significantly higher prevalence of autoantibodies in the studied groups of patients.

What Is Known Already: Various inflammatory factors are postulated to be involved in the pathomechanisms of endometriosis, and a potential link exists with autoimmune diseases, which may also play an important role. As the diagnosis of endometriosis remains invasive, it can only be confirmed using laparoscopy with histopathological examination of tissues.

The Influence of Lactoferrin in Plasma and Peritoneal Fluid on Iron Metabolism in Women with Endometriosis.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between lactoferrin and iron and its binding proteins in women with endometriosis by simultaneously measuring these parameters in plasma and peritoneal fluid. Ninety women were evaluated, of whom 57 were confirmed as having endometriosis. Lactoferrin was measured by ELISA, transferrin, ferritin and iron on a Cobas 8000 analyser.

The role of FSH to AMH ratio in poor prognosis patients undergoing ICSI cycle.

Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the number of oocyte retrieval and cycle cancellation using follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) to anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) ratio in poor prognosis patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study including fresh cycles was conducted in Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Training and Research Hospital, between January 2015 and October 2018. Women aged between 24 and 44 years were recruited and the baseline serum hormone levels, FSH/AMH ratio, and the antral follicle count were recorded.

Rupture of cerebral aneurysm during pregnancy: a case report.

The most common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage at the period of pregnancy and during puerperium is rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. It is five times more common in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women. This pathology is more common in primiparous women and in the third trimester of pregnancy.

A comparison of normal and high post-void residual urine and urodynamic parameters in women with overactive bladder.

Objective: To investigate voiding functions and assess the relationships of voiding parameters to overactive bladder symptoms and postvoiding residue volumes.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study analyzing urodynamic parameters in patients who were diagnosed as having overactive in our urogynecology clinic between April 2014 and April 2016. A total of 290 women who met the selection criteria were included in the study.

DHEA supplementation improves endometrial HOXA-10 mRNA expression in poor responders.

Objective: The study was planned to investigate whether DHEA supplementation had an impact on endometrial receptivity in women who were poor responders (POR).

Material And Methods: Twenty-eight POR women who were undergoing hysteroscopy and five fertile control subjects were included. The POR women were equally subdivided into two separate groups as patients who were currently using DHEA and those who were not.

What is Turkish women's opinion about vaginal delivery?

Objective: To determine Turkish women's opinion about vaginal birth.

Materials And Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Süleymaniye Maternity Research and Training Hospital in İstanbul, Turkey, between February 2015 and April 2015. The participants of this study were 100 primiparous pregnant women who had vaginal deliveries.