Awareness of Turkish female adolescents and young women about HPV and their attitudes towards HPV vaccination.

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge about HPV and HPV vaccines and attitudes towards vaccination among the females aged 9-24 years in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: Self-administered questionnaires were filled out individually by the participants covering demographic information, knowledge about HPV infection and HPV vaccines, attitudes towards vaccination, and the perceptions of them about their parental attitudes about vaccination.

Results: Of the 408 subjects participating in the study, 41.

Role of omentectomy and appendectomy in surgical staging of endometrioid endometrial cancer.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether it was necessary to add omentectomy and appendectomy to the surgical staging of endometrioid endometrial cancer.

Materials And Methods: Records were reviewed from June 2005 to June 2009 for endometrioid endometrial cancer patients who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy, infracolic omentectomy and appendectomy.

Results: In total, 186 patients were included in the analysis.

Adnexal masses encountered during cesarean delivery.

Objective: To outline and discuss the clinical features and outcomes of adnexal masses that were treated during cesarean delivery at a tertiary referral hospital located in Ankara, Turkey.

Methods: The operating room and pathology department databases for 2007-2012 were retrospectively reviewed for surgically managed adnexal masses during cesarean delivery. Clinicopathologic characteristics and maternal and neonatal outcomes were assessed.

Effect of pre-procedural state-trait anxiety on pain perception and discomfort in women undergoing colposcopy for cervical cytological abnormalities.

Background: Colposcopy is the gold standard procedure for evaluating cervical cytological abnormalities. Although it is essentially a minimally invasive intervention, referral for colposcopy may cause significant distress on patients. In this study, we aimed to determine if pre-procedural anxiety levels have a significant association with procedure related pain and discomfort in women undergoing colposcopy for evaluation of abnormal cervical cytology.

Influence of ultrasound-guided artificial insemination on pregnancy rates: a randomized study.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of ultrasound guidance during intrauterine insemination (IUI) on pregnancy rates (PRs). The impacts of two different groups of providers were also investigated.

Methods: Study population consisted of 387 gonadotropin stimulated IUI cycles performed for unexplained infertility.

Comparison of bevacizumab and cabergoline in the treatment of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in a rat model.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of bevacizumab in a rat model of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and compare with cabergoline. The study was performed with 24 rats in four main groups (one non-stimulated control and three OHSS treatment groups; bevacizumab, cabergoline and placebo). The rats were randomly assigned to four experimental groups (six rats per group).

Morphologic changes and visual outcomes in resolved central serous chorioretinopathy treated with ranibizumab.

Context: Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

Objective: To evaluate the effect of intravitreal ranibizumab injection and the correlation between foveal morphologic changes and visual outcomes in patients with resolved CSC.

Materials And Methods: We measured outer nuclear layer (ONL) thickness, outer layer (OL) thickness and evaluated the integrity of the photoreceptor inner-outer segment (IS/OS) junction, the status of the external limiting membrane (ELM) at the central fovea using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) in 35 eyes of 35 patients with resolved CSC.

The impact of inherited thrombophilia on first trimester combined aneuploidy screening test parameters.

Objective: To determine whether inherited thrombophilia affects components of first trimester combined aneuploidy screening test.

Method: A case-control study was performed between January 1st and December 31st 2011, at a tertiary referral hospital. Singleton pregnancies with inherited thrombophilia that underwent first trimester (11-13(+6) week) combined aneuploidy screening test were included in the study.

Relationship of red cell distribution width with the presence and severity of preeclampsia.

Aim: Although the relationship between red cell distribution width (RDW) and hypertension has been well documented, there is an absence of data on the association between RDW and preeclampsia. In the present study, we have aimed to investigate the correlation of RDW with preeclampsia and its severity.

Methods: The study population consisted of 52 (35 mild and 17 severe) patients with preeclampsia and 50 control pregnancy patients.

Repeated term pregnancies in a young patient with pelvic organ prolapse.

Pregnancy complicated with pelvic organ prolapse is a rare event; pregnancy in a patient with prolapse existing before the pregnancy is even less common. The authors report two consecutive term pregnancies in a young woman with pelvic organ prolapse. A 24-year-old pregnant woman, gravida 4, para 3, was admitted to the hospital at 38 2/7 weeks gestation with uterine contractions and severe cervical prolapse.

Pulmonary valvulotomy in a fetus with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: First experience in Turkey.

The mortality and morbidity of children with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS) is closely related with right ventricle hypoplasia and its consequent hemodynamics. Prenatal intervention for fetuses with PA/IVS has the potential to improve growth of the RV and the prospect of a biventricular outcome after birth. Successful valvulotomy of the pulmonary valve (PV) was performed in a fetus with PA/IVS at 28 weeks.

Clavicular fracture: its incidence and predisposing factors in term uncomplicated pregnancy.

Background And Objectives: Our aim was to evaluate fetal and maternal predisposing factors associated with clavicular fracture.

Patients And Methods: In this study we reviewed all term uncomplicated deliveries in our Hospital between January 2009 and April 2010. The diagnosis of clavicular fracture was established by physical examination and in clinically diagnosed patients confirmed by radiology.

The impact of single embryo transfer policy on pregnancy outcomes after legislative change.

We evaluated the effect of mandatory single embryo transfer (SET) on live birth rates and pregnancy outcomes in Turkey. A retrospective study was conducted in Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital. Four hundred and four patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles were included in the study.

Bone age in children with obstetrical brachial plexus palsy: effect of peripheral nerve injury on skeletal maturation.

The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze the effect of peripheral nerve injury on the skeletal maturation process. The bone ages of the affected and unaffected hand-wrists of 42 children with obstetrical brachial palsy were determined according to the Greulich and Pyle atlas. In 23 patients, the bone ages of the both sides were identical (bone-age-symmetrical group), in 19 patients the bone age of the affected side was delayed (bone-age-delayed group).

Effects of subconjunctivally injected bevacizumab, etanercept, and the combination of both drugs on experimental corneal neovascularization.

Objective: To compare the effect of subconjunctivally injected bevacizumab, etanercept and the combination of both drugs on experimental corneal neovascularization in rats.

Design: Experimental study.

Participants: 28 male Wistar-Albino rats.

Cost and effectiveness comparison of immediate colposcopy versus human papillomavirus DNA testing in management of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance in Turkish women.

Background: A small but significant proportion of cases with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) may harbour CIN 2-3, or even invasive carcinoma. Although immediate colposcopy, HPV-DNA testing or expectant management are three recommended options in ASCUS triage, a consensus does not currently exist on which one of these approaches is the most efficient. In this study, we aimed to compare the performance and cost of immediate colposcopy and colposcopy based on the human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for detecting histologically confirmed high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in women with ASCUS.

Endometriomas in adolescents and young women.

Study Objective: To evaluate clinical aspects of endometriomas encountered in late adolescent females and young women and to review the issues specifically related to the disease in this age group.

Design: Retrospective medical chart review study.

Setting: Adolescent gynecology and infertility clinic of a tertiary care hospital with women's health focus.

The role of apoptosis in preterm premature rupture of the human fetal membranes.

Purpose: The present study was designed to examine apoptotic cell death via the caspase-dependent pathway in human fetal membranes.

Methods: Amniotic membrane samples were collected from three groups of women: group 1, women with preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes (PPROM) after cesarean delivery (n = 10), group 2, women with preterm labor (PTL) with intact membranes after cesarean delivery (n = 9) and group 3, women with term labor and vaginal delivery after an uncomplicated pregnancy (controls) (n = 11).

Results: Active caspase-3 immunopositivity (ACPI) of the PPROM group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p < 0.

A survey on human papillomavirus awareness and acceptance of vaccination among nursing students in a tertiary hospital in Ankara, Turkey.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the awareness and knowledge regarding human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV related conditions and HPV vaccine among nursing students, and to identify their attitudes towards HPV vaccination.

Materials And Methods: The study was carried out at a tertiary Women's Health Care Center in Ankara, Turkey. Self-administered questionnaires were filled out individually by the nursing students and by a control group including similar aged women.

Ghrelin and motilin levels in hyperemesis gravidarum.

Purpose: Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secratogogue receptor, and its receptors are found in the reproductive organs and placenta. Motilin is produced from the endocrine cells of the duodeno jejunal mucosa and considered to be a regulator of interdigestive migrating contractions. Aim of this study is to investigate ghrelin and motilin levels in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum.

The impact of parity on perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by advanced maternal age.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of parity on perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by advanced maternal age.

Material And Methods: A total of 11 587 pregnancies were reviewed retrospectively from patient medical records. Singleton pregnancies greater than 24 weeks of gestation were included.

Diagnosis and management of female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin (FATWO) arising from ovary: a case report.

Female adnexal tumor of probable Wolffian origin (FATWO) is a rare neoplasm which is usually considered as benign, although in some cases metastasis or recurrences have been reported even after a long interval following the initial diagnosis. Preoperative diagnosis of FATWO is very difficult because of the rarity of the disease and the limited literature available. In this case report, we present a case of FATWO arising from the ovary and review the literature based on the clinical characteristics and management of this rare condition.

Serological investigation of the role of selected sexually transmitted infections in the aetiology of ectopic pregnancy.

Objectives: To investigate the association between selected sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the later occurrence of ectopic pregnancy.

Methods: A total of 125 women with ectopic pregnancy and 125 pregnant controls were recruited between January 2003 and February 2005 at Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital, in Ankara, Turkey.

Is there a detrimental effect of higher gonadotrophin dose on clinical pregnancy rate in normo-responders undergoing ART with long protocol?

Background: In recent years, it has become evident that ovarian stimulation, although a central component of in vitro fertilization (IVF), may itself has detrimental effects on oogenesis, embryo quality, endometrial receptivity, and perhaps also perinatal outcomes.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of higher gonadotrophin dose on clinical pregnancy rate in normo-responder ICSI cycles with long protocol.

Methods: A retrospective study was planned in the Department of Reproductive Endocrinology of Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital.