Ahmet Cem İyibozkurt

Objective: Our study examines nuclear factor kappa B (NF-қB) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) polymorphisms in the most common gynecological cancer type, endometrial cancer, and the relationship between disease parameters and these polymorphism…

OBJECTIVES: To examine the risk of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer in a cohort of women seeking treatment for infertility.METHODS: Using whole-population linked hospital and registry data, we conducted a cohort study of 21,646 women comm…

BACKGROUND: At present, the only way to conclusively diagnose endometriosis is laparoscopic inspection, preferably with histological confirmation. This contributes to the delay in the diagnosis of endometriosis which is 6-11 years. So far n…

STUDY QUESTION: What is the prevalence of adenomyosis in a population of women attending a general gynaecological clinic?SUMMARY ANSWER: Adenomyosis was present in 206 of 985 [20.9%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 18.5-23.6%] women included …

Difficult intrapartum episodes and persistent straining during defecation cause injuries to uterine nerves and uterosacral ligaments. Injuries to uterine nerves (denervation) result in loss of fundocervical polarity, uterotubal dysmotility …

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a common disease in women of reproductive age. The symptoms usually disappear after a natural or a surgical menopause. Estrogen-based hormone therapy is required in women with premature or early menopause unti…

Read the full review for this Faculty Opinions recommended article: Ectopic endometrium in human foetuses is a common event and sustains the theory of müllerianosis in the pathogenesis of endometriosis, a disease that predisposes to cancer.