EFFECT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE ON THE OCCURRENCE OF PREGNANCY IN WOMEN TREATED EMPIRICALLY FOR UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY.

Context: The detrimental effects of hyperinsulinemia on human ovaries during follicular development process have been shown in various studies, particularly in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. To our knowledge there is no study regarding the effect of insulin resistance (IR) on the intrauterine insemination (IUI) success in women with unexplained infertility (UEI).

Objective: To evaluate the effects of IR on the occurrence of pregnancy among infertile women undergoing ovulation induction (OI) with IUI for UEI.

Investigation of serum thiol/disulphide homeostasis in patients with abortus imminens.

Aim: The aim of our study is to compare serum thiol/disulphide homeostasis of women diagnosed with abortus imminens (AI) and healthy pregnant women, and to determine whether it has a role in the pathogenesis of the disease or not.

Materials And Methods: A total of 100 pregnant women were included in the study. The study group consisted of 50 patients with AI whereas 50 healthy pregnant women were chosen as the control group.

Pregnancy outcome of laparoscopic tubal reanastomosis: retrospective results from a single clinical centre.

Objective Tubal sterilization is a widespread method of contraception. Post-sterilization regret is encountered, despite careful consideration prior to the procedure. Two treatment options are available for women after having had tubal sterilization: microsurgical reversal and IVF treatment.

A New Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker in Endometrial Cancer: Neopterin.

Objective: In this study, we investigated the correlation between serum and urinary neopterin levels as well as the stage of the disease in women with endometrial cancer.Increased neopterin concentrations are reported in patients with activation of macrophages by interferon-γ, which includes the following: viral infections, autoimmune disorders, allograft rejection, and various malignant tumors. In patients with several types of cancer, high-neopterin concentrations in body fluids like serum/plasma, urine, ascites, and cerebrospinal fluid indicate the course of the disease, and it is associated with poor prognosis.

Effects of Hysterectomy on Pelvic Floor Disorders: A Longitudinal Study.

Background: Hysterectomy might adversely affect pelvic floor functions and result in many different symptoms, such as urinary and anal incontinence, obstructed defecation, and constipation.

Objective: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the influence of hysterectomy on pelvic floor disorders.

Design: This was a prospective and longitudinal study.

Correlation of bladder wall thickness and treatment success in types of urinary incontinence.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between mean bladder wall thickness (BWT) and treatment success in patients diagnosed with urinary incontinence, based on urodynamic test results.

Methods: In this prospective study, patient urinary incontinence type was identified using urodynamic tests. Patients (N = 125) were categorized into three groups: urodynamic stress incontinence (SUI), detrusor over-activity (DO) and mixed urinary incontinence.

The relationship between breast density and bone mineral density in never users of postmenopausal hormone therapy.

Background: Estrogen is known to affect both mammographic breast density and bone mineral density (BMD), but there are inconsistent results about the association of these density measurements in postmenopausal women. Furthermore, there are scarce data on the relationship between breast density and BMD in never users of postmenopausal hormone therapy.

Aim: In this study, we examined the relationship between mammographic breast density and BMD in postmenopausal women who were never hormone replacement therapy users.

Investigation of maternal and cord blood erythropoietin and copeptin levels in low-risk term deliveries complicated by meconium-stained amniotic fluid.

Objective: To compare maternal, cord blood erythropoietin (EPO), and copeptin levels in low-risk term deliveries which are complicated by meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) to those with clear amniotic fluid. Also, to evaluate the relations between these markers and cord blood pH values.

Methods: Low-risk term pregnant women with MSAF at an active phase of labor were defined as the study group (n = 39).

Prenatal Diagnosis of Tectocerebellar Dysraphia with Occipital Encephalocele.

Tectocerebellar dysraphia (TCD) is an extremely rare disorder and comprises the congenital abnormalities including occipital encephalocele, aplasia and/or hypoplasia of cerebellar vermis and deformity of tectum. Only few reported cases of this entity are there in the literature. However, the diagnosis in each of the previous cases had been made after birth.

Prostaglandin E Levels of Aqueous and Vitreous Humor in Ketorolac 0.4% and Nepafenac 0.1% Administered Healthy Rabbits.

Purpose: To compare the lowering effects of ketorolac 0.4% and nepafenac 0.1% on aqueous and vitreous humor prostaglandin E (PGE) levels in rabbits.

Vulvar Haematoma Following Laparoscopic Endometrioma Excision: Report of A Rare Complication.

Vulvar haematoma as a complication of laparoscopic adnexal surgery has rarely been reported. Indeed, to our knowledge, there are only two case reports describing postlaparoscopic vulvar haematoma in the literature. Although complications associated with laparoscopy are mostly related to bowel or retroperitoneal vessel injury, vulvar haematoma may seldom develop.

Comparison of pregnancy rates in PCOS patients undergoing clomiphene citrate and IUI treatment with different leading follicular sizes.

Purpose: The objective of the study was to compare the pregnancy rates in PCOS patients undergoing clomiphene citrate (CC) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment with different leading follicular sizes.

Methods: A total of 358 infertile women with PCOS who underwent 563 clomiphene citrate and IUI treatment cycles were included in this prospective study. Treatment cycles were divided into three groups according to leading follicular size on the day of hCG administration: Group I: follicular size 17-18 mm (n = 177), Group II: 19-22 mm (n = 321), and Group III : >22 mm (n = 65).

Coincidence of Incomplete Pentalogy of Cantrell and Meningomyelocele in a Dizygotic Twin Pregnancy.

Pentalogy of Cantrell is an extremely rare and lethal syndrome. Ectopia cordis is frequently found in fetuses with POC but not required for incomplete forms. Likewise, meningomyelocele is a relatively uncommon neural tube defect affecting central nervous system and associated with neurological problems.

Pregnancy outcome in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate pregnancy outcomes in women with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), and the course of disease during pregnancy was also assessed.

Methods: This case-control study included 60 pregnant women who delivered in our clinic between March 2007 and 2015. Twenty of them diagnosed with AS formed the study group and 40 women were chosen as the control group.

The impact of follicular fluid adiponectin and ghrelin levels based on BMI on IVF outcomes in PCOS.

Purpose: This study aimed at evaluating the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and body mass index (BMI) on follicular fluid (FF) adiponectin and ghrelin levels, and on in vitro fertilization outcomes in patients who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation.

Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was performed with a total of 120 primary infertile women [group 1; non-PCOS = 60 (BMI <25 = 30, BMI ≥25 = 30) and group 2; PCOS = 60 (BMI <25 = 30, BMI ≥25 = 30)]. On the day of oocyte pickup, FF samples were collected.

The effect of preprocedure anxiety levels on postprocedure pain scores in women undergoing hysterosalpingography.

Background: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is an invasive, uncomfortable, and painful procedure. Patients often experience considerable anxiety and stress before the procedure. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of preprocedure anxiety on postprocedure pain scores and clinical outcomes in women undergoing HSG.

Percentage change in body mass index or gestational weight gain: Which is a better predictor of foetal macrosomia?

The aim of the study was to evaluate gestational weight gain (GWG) and percentage change in body mass index (BMI) for prediction of foetal macrosomia. A total of 409 term pregnant women, of whom 86 delivered macrosomic infants (> 4000 g) and 323 delivered non-macrosomic infants were recruited for the study. GWG and body mass index at delivery were significantly higher in the macrosomic than non-macrosomic group (15.

An evaluation of lateralizing signs in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.

Resective epilepsy surgery has been accepted as an effective treatment for patients with medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) to control the seizures and to limit cognitive dysfunction. Complete resection of the epileptic zone, and therefore the success of the surgery, depends on the identification of the seizure focus. Reliable lateralizing semiologic signs, together with other presurgical assessments, are of great importance for an accurate identification of the seizure focus.

Sociodemographic and clinical features of postpartum depression among Turkish women: a prospective study.

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is moderate to severe depression in a woman after she has given birth. Findings from several well-designed studies reflect great variability in rates, from 10 to 22%, and also in risk factors for PPD. This variability may reflect geographical location.

Are uterine and ovarian artery Doppler velocimetry values good pregnancy predictors in clomiphene citrate cycles?

Background: We conducted this prospective study to evaluate the prognostic significance of uterine and ovarian artery Doppler velocimetry in clomiphene citrate (CC) cycles.

Materials And Methods: A total of 80 patients with unexplained infertility were given 100 mg/day of CC from day 3 to day 7 of their cycles in this current prospective study. On cycle day 3, before administration of CC, each patient underwent Doppler transvaginal ultrasonography.

Negative life events have detrimental effects on in-vitro fertlization outcome.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of negative life events on in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) outcome. Depression and negative life events were measured using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and List of Recent Events in 83 women attending the IVF clinic of a tertiary research and education hospital with the diagnosis of unexplained infertility between January 2013 and August 2013. Demographic features, stimulation parameters, depression scores, and negative life events of pregnant and non-pregnant participants were compared and the relation between negative life events, depression scores, and IVF outcome was investigated.

The intraocular pressure and central corneal thickness in healthy premature infants.

Purpose: To describe the normal values of intraocular pressure (IOP) and central corneal thickness (CCT) in healthy premature infants.

Methods: Infants of <32 weeks' gestational age who underwent screened for retinopathy of prematurity were prospectively enrolled. The same ophthalmologist measured IOP by applanation tonometry and CCT using ultrasonic pachymetry.

Urinary Incontinence Due to Urethral Coitus in a Multiparous Woman.

Urethral coitus in women with a normal vagina and introitus has very rarely been reported. We report the case of a 48-year-old gravida 5, para 5 woman with a history of urethral coitus complaining of urinary incontinence. To the best of our knowledge, our patient is the fifth reported case of urethral coitus with normal genitalia, and it might be accepted as the first reported case of urethral coitus in a multiparous woman.

Effect of reproductive history, lactation, first pregnancy age and dietary habits on bone mineral density in natural postmenopausal women.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the possible risk factors related with osteoporosis in women with spontaneous menopause.

Methods: Five hundred and one postmenopausal women were divided into three groups as normal, osteopenic and osteoporotic according to their bone mineral density (BMD). By face-to-face interview, parity, age at menarche, age at menopause, duration of fertility, duration of menopause, first pregnancy age, total lactation period, exercise, smoking were assessed.