Aytekin Tokmak

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic utility of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs), calprotectin, and classical tumor markers (CA 125 and CA19-9) in distinguishing ovarian endometriomas from simple cysts and healthy controls, as w…

BACKGROUND: Although infertility is known as a chronic inflammatory condition, the effect of the increased inflammatory response on IUI success is not clear. Systemic inflammation can be calculated by applying various hematological markers.…

OBJECTIVE: We searched thiol/disulphide homeostasis and ischemia modified albumin (IMA) in patients with and without endometrial polyp (EP) to evaluate whether there is an association between serum oxidative stress markers and EPs. METHODS…

A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase domain with thrombospondin-type 1 motifs (ADAMTS) protein superfamily includes 19 secreted metalloproteases. Proteolytic substrates of ADAMTS enzymes have been linked to female reproductive function.…

BACKGROUND: The underlying cause of seasonal infertility in humans is unclear, but is likely to be -multifactorial. OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to compare the pregnancy rates among infertile women who underwent induced ovulation an…

OBJECTIVE: Fetuin-A is a well-known negative acute-phase protein and has been used liberally to predict vascular disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between serum human fetuin-A/alpha2-Heremans-Schmid glycoprotein…

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that vitamin D has an essential role in the reproductive system. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D levels in patients undergoing ovulation induction (OI), and subsequent int…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between striae gravidarum (SG) score and abdominal scar characteristics together with intraperitoneal adhesion (IPA) grades of patients who were hospitalized for second cesarean delivery. METHODS: A …

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the upper genital tract in women that can include endometritis, parametritis, salpingitis, oophoritis, tubo-ovarian abscess, and peritonitis. The spectrum of the disease ranges from subcl…

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 regardi…

The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in the diagnosis of the adenomyosis. Seventy two 72 perimenopausal patients who underwent hysterectomy and diagnosed as having any additional patholo…

Objective: To investigate the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of premature ovarian failure.Method: Forty-eight women diagnosed with POF, and 82 women recruited as controls were included in this crosssectional study, between January 20…

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 inf…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pregnancy rates in women who underwent In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) following laparoscopic endometriosis surgery and to assess the success of IVF-ET. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred forty-one primary infe…

AIM: To evaluate the risk factors for adenomyosis, leiomyoma and concomitant adenomyosis and leiomyoma in patients with treatment-resistant menometrorrhagia. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on 129 women who underwent abdominal…

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 anx…

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) compared to CA-125 in patients with endometriomas. METHODS: This study was designed as a retrospective comparative study.…

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 as…

AIM: The aim of this paper was to assess the risk factors for endometrioma recurrence in women underwent laparoscopic surgery for endometrioma. METHODS: This retrospective designed study included 113 cases that underwent laparoscopic surge…

PURPOSES: In this study, we sought to establish the value of a new molecule, urocortin (Ucn), in the diagnosis of endometrioma and compare with Ca-125 to identify superiority of urocortin. METHODS: Of the patients operated on at our hospit…