OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association among embryonic morphological parameters, clinical factors and euploid blastocyst formation. METHODS: This prospective cohort study included 422 blastocysts from 135 patients who had undergone preimpl…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the fertilization and blastocyst formation rates of oocytes in metaphase I (MI) obtained from women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) for intracytoplasmic injection. ME…
BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine demographic and clinicopathological predictors for residual disease in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2/3) with endocervical cone margin involvement. METHODS AND FINDINGS: A cross-secti…
PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there is a correlation between polymorphisms in the growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) gene and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) gene and its receptor, AMHR2, and endometriosis-ass…
Background/Aims: To evaluate serum prolactin and CA-125 levels as biomarkers for the diagnosis of peritoneal endometriosis. Methods: &l
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To evaluate serum prolactin and CA-125 levels as biomarkers for the diagnosis of peritoneal endometriosis. METHODS: A prospective study was performed. Blood samples were drawn from a peripheral vein during the secretory ph…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of dopamine receptor D2 polymorphisms in patients with peritoneal endometriosis and in healthy control subjects. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): One hundred seven…
In the present study, interleukin (IL)-10, IL-12, IL-17, and IL-23 levels were measured in serum and peritoneal fluid of women with minimal or mild endometriosis and compared with levels in controls without endometriosis. Higher IL-23 level…
PURPOSE: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the linkage of FSHR T307A and N680S in a group of fertile women. METHODS: Peripheral blood was obtained from 51 fertile women. DNA extraction and isolation were performed. For the d…
Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 family. Endometriosis is strongly associated with sub-fertility, and affects about 15% of women of reproductive age. IL-18 may favor the progression of endometriosis. The objecti…