Impact of anxiety levels on difficulty of intrauterine insemination and treatment outcomes.

Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of anxiety on intrauterine insemination (IUI) results in couples with unexplained infertility. Second, the relationship between difficulty level of IUI procedure and anxiety were investigated.

Methods: A total of 100 women undergoing first IUI treatment were enrolled into this prospective cross-sectional study.

Fetal Cell Microchimerism; Normal and Immunocompromised Gestations in Mice.

To compare fetal cell microchimerism in normal and immunocompromised gestations. The study consists of two groups of mature female mice. In the control group and the immunocompromised study group, 5 mg of saline and cyclosporine were injected intraperitoneally, respectively.

Impaired Placentation and Early Pregnancy Loss in Patients with MTHFR Polymorphisms and Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus.

To evaluate the impact of type-1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms on impaired placentation leading to early pregnancy loss. Miscarriage materials were obtained from eight pregnant women with type-1 DM without MTHFR polymorphism, eight with MTHFR polymorphisms without type-1 DM, and eight controls with neither DM nor MTHFR polymorphisms. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and Beclin-1 expression were assessed to evaluate placentation.

The Effect of Preoperative Neutrophil-To-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-To-Lymphocyte Ratio on Predicting Rupture Risk in Tubal Ectopic Pregnancies.

Background: Consecutive measurements of β-hCG levels and sonographic evaluation of adnexae are critical for choosing the optimal management in ampullar tubal ectopic pregnancies (EP). To select suitable patients for conservative approach, there is a need for an affordable and reliable marker for determining rupture risk. Evaluation of systemic inflammatory markers in combination with serum β-hCG levels and ultrasound might help to decide the appropriate treatment option.