Gülnur Özakşit

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the pain scores between patients who underwent intrauterine device (IUD) insertion with uterine sounds and those who underwent the procedure without uterine sounds. We also investigated factors associ…

Objective: The aim of this research is to compare mean platelet volumes (MPV) among women with ovarian endometriomas, women with benign ovarian cysts and infertile women who were otherwise healthy. Material and Methods: Women were selected …

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…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical significance of serum follistatin levels in women with an ovarian endometrioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a prospective study of 89 women, 56 with an ovarian endometrioma (endometrioma group) and 3…

AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of formoterol (β2 adrenergic receptor agonist) on peritoneal VEGF levels in rats with endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Experimental endometriosis was constituted with implantatio…

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…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation of preoperative pelvic examination and ultrasonography with the laparoscopic findings in 45 adolescent women with chronic pelvic pain. STUDY DESIGN: Between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 1992, 45 …

The levels of CA 125 in the serum was evaluated in 66 patients with endometriosis diagnosed and staged according to the revised American Fertility Society (AFS) classification via laparoscopy. The patients received a 6 month course of gonad…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the treatment of endometriosis with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist in terms of changes to the extent of disease and to CA 125 levels as well as to recurrence during follow-up.…

In order to assess the effectiveness of GnRH-agonist (GnRH-a) therapy in the treatment of endometriomas, with or without surgical intervention, 26 women with laparoscopically proven endometriomas, greater than 3 cm diameter were recruited t…