Kemal Ozerkan

BACKGROUND: The prognostic significance of adenomyosis in endometrial cancer (EC) remains controversial. Although several studies have suggested an association between adenomyosis and favorable tumor characteristics or improved survival out…

BACKGROUND: The impact of the presence of adenomyosis on survival in patients with non-endometrioid endometrial cancer (EC) remains unclear. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of the presence or absence of histologically proven …

AIM: The aim of this study is to compare demographic characteristics, operative data, and complication rates of women who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy by the skeleton uterus technique (Skeleton-TLH) with those of women who unde…

Prospective assessment of the impact of endometriomas and their removal on ovarian reserve and determinants of the rate of decline in ovarian reserve†

STUDY QUESTION: Do the presence of endometriomas and their laparoscopic excision lead to a decrease in ovarian reserve as assessed by serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels? SUMMARY ANSWER: Both the presence and excision of endometrioma…

The serum concentrations of mannose-binding lectin in patients with or without endometriosis do not differ. Mannose-binding lectin could be involved in the modulation of inflammatory responses, but it does not seem to take part in endometri…