OBJECTIVE: To measure serum insulin-regulated aminopeptidase levels in women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome and to investigate their potential contribution of these levels to the development of insulin resistance, which plays a ce…
Objective: Endometriosis, characterized by the presence of functioning endometrial tissue in non-uterine locations, is a relatively common disease in women of reproductive age (10-15%). Besides that, cesarean scar endometriosis (CSE) is rar…
OBJECTIVE: Ovarian torsion decreases ovarian reserve because of ischemic and reperfusion damage it causes. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of cilostazol (CIL) on experimental ischemia (I) and ischemic-reperfusion (I/R) …
PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION: To evaluate the preventive and reducing effect of aloe vera gel on surgically-induced endometrial foci in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four reproductive aged female non-pregnant, nulligravid Sprague-Dawley …
In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in primary dysmenorrhea patients. The study employed a cross-sectional design. Eighty-nine female uni…
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an electromagnetic field (EMF), generated close to the ovaries, on primordial follicles. A total of 16 rats were used in this study. The study group consisted of rats exposed to an EMF in …
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to analyze the anti-angiogenic role of thalidomide and to assess whether thalidomide had any influence on a rat model of surgically-induced endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Endometriosis was induced…
The patient who had normal labour with mediolateral episiotomy two years ago, had presented with complaint of pain and swelling at the episiotomy scar site. On physical examination, on the scar line with 1 x 1-cmentimeter diameter and 1,5 c…
Endometriosis is a gynecological disease which is sometimes presented to general surgeons as a lump at the abdominal wall. It can pose a diagnostic confusion and should be in the differential diagnosis of lumps in the abdomen in female espe…