Bülent Berker

OBJECTIVE: To determine the potential effect of the ultrashort gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist/GnRH antagonist protocol versus the microdose GnRH agonist protocol in poor responders undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection …

Laparoscopy allows for the comprehensive evaluation of the pelvis and uterus including confirmation of tubal patency and evaluation of tubo-ovarian relationships. Laparoscopy represents an effective alternative to artificial reproductive te…

Hepatic endometriosis is rare. Only 15 cases have been reported in the literature. All 15 were treated by laparotomy. We report two additional cases of hepatic endometriosis managed for the first time laparoscopically. Endometriosis is a pr…

Recent advances in endoscopic surgical techniques and the increased sophistication of surgical instruments have offered new operative methods and techniques for the gynecologic surgeon (1). Recent years have witnessed a marked increase in t…

OBJECTIVE: To report our experience in patients with previous IVF failures who conceived after laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. SETTING: Tertiary center IVF and endoscopy programs. PATIENT(S): I…

Many will agree that the use of laparoscopy to diagnose and potientially treat endometriosis in patients who suffer from infertility has been superseded by IVF and sometimes oocyte donation, especially in older patients. The findings of our…

Clinical and basic science research in endometriosis has been severely hampered by the lack of accurate noninvasive diagnostic tools. The advent of powerful genomic and proteomic technology may help elucidate the etiology and pathophysiolog…