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OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is a chronic disease which has been reported to be associated with distorted immune mechanisms. The alternative pathway is a complement system which plays a role in immune defense. The present study aimed to evaluat…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic utility of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs), calprotectin, and classical tumor markers (CA 125 and CA19-9) in distinguishing ovarian endometriomas from simple cysts and healthy controls, as w…

Endometriosis is a chronic, non-cancerous condition characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Isolated involvement of the bladder is rare and often part of a broader deep infiltrating pelvic endometriosis. Bladde…

OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we aimed to compare serum CK-MM levels in patients with and without adenomyosis and to investigate whether CK-MM level can be a non-invasive marker for myometrial damage due to adenomyosis. MATERIALS AND ME…

Various congenital anomalies of the female tract such as agenesis, vertical or lateral fusion failure, and canalization failure occur when the normal development of the Müllerian duct disrupts in any stage of developmental milestones. A cav…

Aim Angiogenesis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Thus, the inhibition of angiogenesis may prevent endometriosis. Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody against VEGF. The aim of this study is…

PurposesIn this study, we sought to establish the value of a new molecule, urocortin (Ucn), in the diagnosis of endometrioma and compare with Ca-125 to identify superiority of urocortin.MethodsOf the patients operated on at our hospital wit…