Serum Vitamin D Levels in Fertile and Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

In polycystic ovary syndrome, serum vitamin D levels are known to correlate with metabolic conditions such as diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. However, there are not enough studies showing such a relationship with female fertility. We aimed to compare serum vitamin D levels in fertile and infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome to evaluate whether vitamin D may play a role in the pathogenesis of fertility problems in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Contraceptive choices of adolescents before and after the voluntary termination of pregnancy.

In this retrospective study, we aimed to investigate the contraceptive choices before and after voluntary termination of pregnancy among adolescents. Seventy pregnant adolescents aged 17-19 and undergone voluntary pregnancy termination were included. Counseling about contraceptives was given before the procedure.

Are the cesarean section skin scar characteristics associated with intraabdominal adhesions located at surgical and non-surgical sites.

Objective: To investigate whether skin scar characteristics are associated with the presence and severity of abdominal or pelvic adhesions in women who have undergone previous cesarean section.

Methods: In this prospective study, 104 women who had undergone at least one previous cesarean section and were scheduled for laparoscopic surgery due to benign gynaecologic indications were included. Preoperative skin scar characteristics as well as intraoperative adhesions were evaluated using the modified Manchester Scar Scale and the Peritoneal Adhesion Index, respectively.

Pure large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of ovary: A rare clinical entity.

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) of the ovary is a rare tumour. Its pure form without any associated surface epithelial stromal or germ cell component is more rarely seen. Its prognosis is generally very poor even when the diagnosis is made at an early stage.

Hidden association between the presence and severity of striae gravidarum and low back pain in pregnancy.

Objective(s): To investigate the association between striae gravidarum and low back pain in pregnancy.

Study Design: 200 healthy pregnant women with first, uncomplicated and singleton pregnancy at a gestation age of 36-37 weeks were evaluated for striae gravidarum Davey score. Back pain was assessed by Visual Analogue Scale and functional disability by the Turkish version of Oswestry Disability Index.

Comparison of female sexual function in women who underwent abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

Objective: To compare the effect of abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy on female sexuality.

Methods: Perimenopausal, sexually active, aged 45-50 years women who underwent abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy due to benign indications were included in this retrospective study. For the assessment of preoperative and postoperative female sexual function, Turkish validated Female Sexual Function Index form was used.

A comparison of two different oral contraceptives in patients with severe primary dysmenorrhoea.

Pain relief of two different oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) in severe primary dysmenorrhoea (PD) was compared. Sixty-six nulliparous patients with severe PD requiring contraception were evaluated. Group 1 comprised 33 healthy controls.

The relationship between erythrocyte membrane fatty acid levels and cardiac autonomic function in obese children.

Objective: Childhood obesity is a worldwide health concern. Studies have shown autonomic dysfunction in obese children. The exact mechanism of this dysfunction is still unknown.

Risk factors for postoperative urinary tract infection following midurethral sling procedures.

Objective: To identify the potential risk factors for urinary tract infections following midurethral sling procedures.

Study Design: 556 women who underwent midurethral sling procedure due to stress urinary incontinence over a four-year period were reviewed in this retrospective study. Of the study population, 280 women underwent TVT procedures and 276 women underwent TOT procedures.

A comperative study for short-term surgical outcomes of midurethral sling procedures in obese and non-obese women with stress urinary incontinence.

There is little data comparing the surgical outcomes of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and transobturator tape (TOT) procedures in obese women. Therefore, we aimed to compare the surgical outcomes of TOT and TVT procedures among obese women with a diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). One hundred and eighty-nine women who underwent TVT or TOT procedures due to pure SUI were included.

McCall Culdoplasty vs. Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation after vaginal hysterectomy: comparison of postoperative vaginal length and sexual function in postmenopausal women.

Objectives: To compare preoperative and postoperative vaginal length in sexually active postmenopausal women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy with McCall Culdoplasty or Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation and investigate whether these findings are correlated with sexual function.

Study Design: Fifty-eight sexually active postmenopausal women planned to undergo vaginal hysterectomy during the reconstructive surgical treatment of stage 2 or 3 uterine prolapse were included. They were classified into two groups according to their self-selections.

Predictive role of transvaginal ultrasonographic measurement of cervical length at 34 weeks for late pre-term and late-term deliveries in nulliparous women.

Objective: To investigate the predictive role of transvaginal ultrasonographic measurement of cervical length (CL) at 34 weeks of gestation in determining late-preterm and late-term deliveries in nulliparous women.

Methods: CL was measured by transvaginal ultrasonography at 34 weeks in 318 women (singleton, nulliparous, low-risk and vertex presentation). All women were followed-up till birth and delivered at hospital.

Comparison of TVT and TOT on urethral mobility and surgical outcomes in stress urinary incontinence with hypermobile urethra.

Objective: To compare the change of urethral mobility after midurethral sling procedures in stress urinary incontinence with hypermobile urethra and assess these findings with surgical outcomes.

Study Design: 141 women who agreed to undergo midurethral sling operations due to stress urinary incontinence with hypermobile urethra were enrolled in this non-randomized prospective observational study. Preoperatively, urethral mobility was measured by Q tip test.

Postpartum urinary retention after vaginal delivery: Assessment of risk factors in a case-control study.

Objective: To assess the obstetrics risk factors for postpartum urinary retention after vaginal delivery.

Material And Methods: Of 234 women with a vaginal delivery, 19 (8.1%) women who had postpartum urinary retention were cases, and 215 (91.

Polycystic ovary syndrome and risk of endometrial cancer: a mini-review.

The polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrinological disorder of reproductive age women with a prevalence of 5 to 8 %. The most common diagnostic criteria used for polycystic ovary syndrome are oligo- or an-ovulation, clinical and/ or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries. Hyperandrogenism results in increased estrogen levels and lack of cyclic progesterone due to anovulation and persistent stimulation of the endometrium may lead to endometrial hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma development.

Roles of sonography and hysteroscopy in the detection of premalignant and malignant polyps in women presenting with postmenopausal bleeding and thickened endometrium.

Background: To assess the role of sonographic endometrial thickness and hysteroscopic polyp size in predicting premalignant and malignant polyps in postmenopausal women.

Materials And Methods: A total of 328 postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding and thickened endometrium underwent operative hysteroscopy due to detection of endometrial polyps were included in this retrospective study. Preoperative endometrial thickness measured by transvaginal ultrasonography and polyp size on hysteroscopy were noted.

Tension-free vaginal tape procedure for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence with intrinsic sphincter deficiency: short-term outcomes.

Aim: The aim of this paper was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of tension-free vaginal tape procedures in female stress urinary incontinence with intrinsic sphincter deficiency, and to identify possible effective factors for cure rate of this treatment.

Methods: Forty-nine women who underwent tension-free vaginal tape procedures due to urodynamically proven stress urinary incontinence with intrinsic sphincter deficiency were included in this study. All women were followed up at 6 months postoperatively.

Risk factors for mesh erosion after vaginal sling procedures for urinary incontinence.

Objectives: To identify risk factors for mesh erosion in women undergoing vaginal sling procedures for urinary incontinence with synthetic meshes, and to estimate the incidence of mesh erosion after these procedures.

Study Design: Retrospective study of women who underwent vaginal sling procedures between January 2007 and January 2013. In total, 1439 consecutive women with stress urinary incontinence were investigated.

First and second trimester biochemical markers in familial mediterranean fever.

Objectives: Our aim was to investigate whether the maternal serum concentrations of first and second trimester serum analytes are altered in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) pregnancies.

Materials And Methods: The screening tests were compared in a series of 16 serum samples from FMF pregnancies and in a cohort of 48 pregnant women with normal pregnancy. Serum samples were obtained between 11 and 13 weeks; 16 and 18 weeks gestation.

The effect of resveratrol on blood pressure in a rat model of preeclampsia.

Objective: To examine the hypothesis that resveratrol administration could result in blood pressure and blood flow decrease in a rat preeclampsia model.

Materials And Methods: Desoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) was used to produce hypertension. The Wistar albino rats were divided randomly into three groups: control (n = 12), DOCA injected (n = 11), and DOCA injected and resveratrol treated (n = 13).

Hysteroscopic metroplasty in patients with a uterine septum and otherwise unexplained infertility.

Objective: To evaluate the reproductive outcomes of patients with a uterine septum and otherwise unexplained infertility who underwent hysteroscopic metroplasty, and to compare them with those of patients with the same diagnosis who did not have hysteroscopic metroplasty.

Methods: The present retrospective study included 127 patients with diagnosis of a uterine septum and otherwise unexplained infertility. The reproductive outcomes of 102 patients who underwent hysteroscopic metroplasty (group 1) and 25 patients who rejected the operation (group 2) were compared.

Continuous versus interrupted episiotomy repair with monofilament or multifilament absorbed suture materials: a randomised controlled trial.

Purpose: To compare different repair techniques and different suture materials for episiotomy.

Methods: 160 women having vertex delivery with right-mediolateral episiotomy were randomly allocated to four groups. In the groups where continuos technique was performed, vaginal mucosa, perineal muscles and the skin were sutured continuously.

A comparison of the effects of three different luteal phase support protocols on in vitro fertilization outcomes: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of three different luteal phase support protocols on pregnancy and implantation rates, as well as luteal phase hormone profile in intracytoplasmic sperm injection-ET cycles.

Design: A prospective, randomized study.

Setting: A tertiary teaching and research hospital.

Treatment with oxytocin antagonists before embryo transfer may increase implantation rates after IVF.

This report aimed to examine the effects of atosiban on pregnancy outcome after IVF-embryo transfer. A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study was performed. A total of 180 women undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection who had top-quality embryos were randomly allocated into treatment and control groups.