Aytan H

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the gynecological issues encountered in Turkish children and adolescents who were referred from pediatric clinics to the obstetrics and gynecology department. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This des…

PURPOSE: Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disease resulting from the myometrial invasion of the endometrial gland and stroma. In the current study, angiogenesis, apoptosis and energy metabolism were investigated in adenomyosis. METHODS: A r…

UNLABELLED: To assess the effects of the natural progesterone on the endometriosis in a rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Endometriosis was surgically induced in 20 rats by transplanting an autologous fragment of endometrial tissue onto th…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this experimental rat model study is to evaluate the changes in the ovarian environment after excision of the rudimentary horn. METHODS: Ten female Wistar albino rats were used in this study. One cm of right uteri…

BACKGROUND: The effect of rosiglitazone, an activator of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma, on the growth of ectopic uterine tissue was assessed. METHODS: Endometriosis was surgically induced in 28 rats by transplanting an a…

The effect of immunomodulator leflunomide on the development of an experimental endometriosis model was assessed by surgically transplanting autologous fragments of endometrial tissue onto the inner surface of the abdominal wall and arteria…

OBJECTIVE: To test if leflunomide, an immunomodulator, could impede the growth of an ectopic uterine tissue. METHODS: Endometriosis was surgically induced in 26 rats by transplanting an autologous fragment of endometrial tissue onto the in…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma agonist rosiglitazone on the induction of endometriosis in a rat model. METHODS: Endometriosis was surgically induced in 28 rats by transplantin…