Nafiye Yılmaz

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of cabergoline on endometrial vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) immunoexpression in an ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) rat model. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-one immature femal…

Purpose: The goal of this study was to evaluate the expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 (TRPV6) and plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase 1 (PMCA1) in the endometrium of infertile women with unexplained infertility (UI) and endomet…

Background: The current study tested the level of endocan, which is thought to have an effective role in both endothelial dysfunction and inflammation, in infertile women with endometriosis treated with in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasm…

Objectives: Data regarding whether the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) outcome of patients with decreased ovarian reserve (DOR) secondary to an endometrioma surgery differs from that of patients with DOR secondary to other etiologi…

AimEndometriosis, one of the most common gynecological disorder, is a challenging disease observed in 20 %-40 % of subfertile women. Endometriomas affect 17-44 % of women with endometriosis. Because endometrioma has detrimental effects on f…

BackgroundWe investigated the impact of the choice of catheter type and tenaculum use on pregnancy related outcomes in intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments.Materials and methodsA total of 338 consecutive IUI cycles were assessed in th…

Objective To evaluate the psychological domain of quality of life (PDQoL), anxiety and depression levels of infertile women with endometriosis versus non endometriosis who applied for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART).Method This pro…

In this study, our aim was to determine which factor is more correlated with the number of oocytes retrieved in patients with endometrioma compared with controls undergoing in vitro fertilisation-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) …

ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the association between subclinical hypothyroidism and thyroid autoantibodies with clinical pregnancy rate after intrauterine insemination (IUI) in euthyroid women.MethodsIn this prospective cohort stud…

BackgroundThe underlying cause of seasonal infertility in humans is unclear, but is likely to be -multifactorial.ObjectiveThe aim of our study was to compare the pregnancy rates among infertile women who underwent induced ovulation and intr…

ObjectiveFetuin-A is a well-known negative acute-phase protein and has been used liberally to predict vascular disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between serum human fetuin-A/alpha2-Heremans-Schmid glycoprotein l…

The effect of laterality of endometrioma in IVF/ICSI cycles Nafiye Yu0131lmaz, M. Ufuk Ceran, E. Nil Ugurlu, H. Cavidan Gulerman, Yaprak UstunProblem StatementEndometriosis, the most common gynecological disorder, is a challenging disease o…

BackgroundRecent studies have shown that vitamin D has an essential role in the reproductive system. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D levels in patients undergoing ovulation induction (OI), and subsequent intra…

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a pre-procedural information video on anxiety levels in patients undergoing hysterosalpingography (HSG). Material and Methods: Among a total of 131 primary or secondary infertile patients, 66 were shown …

Objective: It is known that ovarian endometrioma adversely affects fertility. There are conflicting reports about the studies comparing the results of the women with endometrioma and the patients with tubal factor infertility. In this study…

Objective: To investigate the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of premature ovarian failure.Method: Forty-eight women diagnosed with POF, and 82 women recruited as controls were included in this crosssectional study, between January 20…

BACKGROUND: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is an invasive, uncomfortable, and painful procedure. Patients often experience considerable anxiety and stress before the procedure. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of preprocedure anx…

PurposeThe objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) compared to CA-125 in patients with endometriomas.MethodsThis study was designed as a retrospective comparative study. A tot…

BACKGROUND: There are limited data in the literature related to concomitant genital or extra-genital organ pathologies in patients with borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs). The aim of this study was to evaluate our experience with 183 patients…

AimThe 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 methodsExperimental endometriosis was constituted with implantation of e…

The aim of this study was to investigate follicular fluid vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) concentrations in endometriosis, and their effect on the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injec…