We present a rare Müllerian anomaly known as "accessory cavitated uterine mass (ACUM)," which causes severe, refractory dysmenorrhea, and review the literature. A 17-year-old patient experienced severe, cyclic left-sided pelvic pain, correl…
ObjectiveTo evaluate the oncological and reproductive outcomes of patients with ovarian sex-cord stromal tumors (SCSTs) treated with fertility sparing surgery (FSS).Material and methodsThis retrospective study included patients diagnosed wi…
AIMS: To determine the effects of a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (etanercept) on pregnancy outcomes in patients with endometrioma who were treated with assisted reproductive technology. METHODS: Sixty-eight infertile patients who had en…
PURPOSE: To assess the effects of amifostine, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), and leuprolide as a scavenger in a rat endometriosis model. METHODS: This is a prospective randomized animal study. Setting The Animal Laboratory of Medical University.…
BACKGROUND: Doxycycline (Dox) has a number of non-antibiotic properties. One of them is the inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of Dox in a rat endometriosis model. METHODS…
Fenofibrate -a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-a agonist- is an angiostatic agent that is commonly used in human liver diseases, therefore it may interfere with the angiogenetic process required for endometriosis. In a rat endome…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with GnRH antagonist or GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) in mild-to-moderate endometriosis and endometrioma. DESI…
OBJECTIVE: To determine follicular fluid (FF) and serum levels of soluble Fas (sFas) and soluble Fas ligand (sFasL) in patients undergoing IVF cycles. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective comparative study among patients with endometriosis (n=12), …
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether aspiration of ovarian endometriomas before controlled ovarian stimulation (COH) improves intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT…