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Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Detection of Sexually Transmitted Infection Agents in Pregnant Women Using Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Method(BMC, 2025) Bakir, Ayfer; Cendek, Busra Demir; Usluca, Selma; Aral, Murat; Korkut, Gizem; Morkoc, Mehmet; Keskin, Huseyin LeventBackgroundSexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a significant public health concern that can lead to serious outcomes such as infertility, pregnancy complications, and neonatal infections. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of STI and their associated risk factors in symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women.MethodsBetween July and October 2024, a total of 300 pregnant women in their third trimester, including 113 symptomatic and 187 asymptomatic individuals aged 18 to 45 years, who sought antenatal care at the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic of Ankara Etlik City Hospital, were included in the study. The detection of STIs agents in vaginal swab samples was performed using multiplex polymerase chain reaction in the Molecular Diagnosis Laboratory of the Department of Microbiology.ResultsThe overall prevalence of STIs was 34.3% (103/300), with single and multiple infections accounting for 28.3% and 6.0% of cases, respectively. The most frequently detected pathogens were Ureaplasma parvum/urealiticum (29.0%), Mycoplasma hominis (4.6%), and Chlamydia trachomatis (2.3%). Co-infections were commonly observed between Ureaplasma parvum/urealiticum and Mycoplasma hominis. No significant difference in STI prevalence was observed between the symptomatic (35.4%) and asymptomatic (33.7%) groups. Co-infection with non-STI bacterial agents, such as Gardnerella vaginalis and Streptococcus agalactiae, increased the risk of STIs by 1.96 times (p = 0.006).ConclusionsThis study revealed that STIs occur at similar rates among symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women. This finding highlights the critical importance of detecting asymptomatic cases to prevent the spread of silent infections and to safeguard maternal and neonatal health. Ureaplasma parvum/urealiticum were identified as the most common pathogens. Given that co-infections with non-STI bacterial agents significantly increase the risk of STIs, multiplex PCR-based multicenter and prospective studies are essential to refine screening strategies for pregnant women.Master Thesis Stria Gravidarum ile Pelvik Taban Disfonksiyon Semptomları Arasındaki İlişkinin Gebelik Döneminde İncelenmesi(2023) Karakaya, Gamze; Sönmezer, EmelBu çalışma; üçüncü trimesterdeki gebelerde stria gravidarum ile pelvik taban disfonksiyonu arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi ve stria gravidaruma etki edebileceği düşünülen maternal yaş, gestasyonel yaş, vücut kitle indeksi, gebelik öncesi vücut kitle endeksi, gebelikte alınan kilo, hipermobilite, bel ağrısı ve yeti yitimi, diastasis recti abdominis varlığı ve şiddeti ile ilişkinin incelemesi amacıyla planlandı. Çalışmaya 32-36 haftalar arasında 44 gebe dahil edilmiştir. Pelvik taban disfonksiyonları (PTD), Pelvik Taban Distres Envanteri-20 (PTDE-20); stria gravidarum (SG) şiddeti Davey Skoru; pelvik taban kas kuvveti (PTKK) transperineal ultrason; hipermobilite ise Beighton Hipermobilite Skorlama Sistemi ile değerlendirildi. Gebelerin yaşı, gestasyonel yaşı, gebelikte ve gebelik öncesi vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ) ve gebelikte alınan kilo miktarı kaydedildi. Stria gravidarum ve diğer sonuç ölçümleri arasındaki ilişkiyi değerlendirmek için Pearson korelasyon analizi kullanıldı. Davey Skoru ile PTDE-20 arasında istatistiksel olarak pozitif korelasyon bulunurken (p = 0,007); PTKK ile istatistiksel olarak negatif korelasyon bulundu (p = 0,010). Davey skoru ile gebelikteki VKİ (p = 0,002) ve gebelik önceki VKİ (p = 0,013) değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak pozitif korelasyon bulundu. Ayrıca Davey skoru ile maternal yaş arasında da istatistiksel olarak negatif korelasyon bulundu (p = 0,008). Sonuç olarak; SG varlığı ve şiddetinin hipermobilite ve gebelikte kilo alımından bağımsız olarak maternal yaş, gebelik ve gebelik öncesi VKİ ile ilişkili olduğu söylenebilir. Bu nedenle sadece gebelikte alınan kilo değil VKİ değerlerini de izlemek SG tahmini için önemlidir. Ek olarak SG varlığı ve şiddeti, PTKK'nin azalması ve PTD varlığı ve şiddeti ile de ilişkiliydi. SG şiddetindeki artış pelvik taban disfonksiyonuna olan yatkınlığı artırabilir. Basit abdominal stria gravidarum değerlendirme yöntemi, gebelikte pelvik taban disfonksiyonu oluşup oluşmayacağını öngörmek için önerilebilir.Article Examining the Relationship Between Fear of Childbirth During Pregnancy and Prenatal Attachment(Springer Publishing Company, 2025) Sari, T.; Gürhan, N.OBJECTIVE: Giving birth is one of the most stressful events in many women's lives. Fear of childbirth is common among pregnant women, also it becomes a serious issue if it affects daily life. Psychological problems such as fear of birth in pregnancy negatively affect prenatal bonding. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between fear of birth and prenatal attachment in pregnancy and examine the risk factors. METHODS: The sample of the study consisted of 500 pregnant women at 20 and above weeks of gestation. Descriptive statistics (percentage, mean, standard deviation), independent groups t test, One Way ANOVA, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyzes were used to evaluate the research data. RESULTS: It was found that the mean score of the pregnant women from the Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire version A scale was 58.93±21.21 and the mean score of the Prenatal Attachment scale was 52.73±8.75. As the correlation between the mean scores of the scales was examined, it was determined that there was a significant and high correlation in the negative direction. CONCLUSIONS: As a result, fear of childbirth was found to be moderate in the study and there is an inverse relationship between fear of childbirth and prenatal attachment. In addition, fear of childbirth is affected by sociodemographic factors and obstetric characteristics. © 2025 Springer Publishing Company, LLC www.springerpub.com.Conference Object Evaluation of Infectious Diseases in Pregnant Women(Aves, 2020) Ozsoy, Metin; Tulek, Necla; Kinikli, Sami; Erdinc, Fatma Sebnem; Ataman-Hatipoglu, Cigdem; Tuncer-Ertem, Gunay; Cesur, SalihObjective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the infections and their clinical outcomes in pregnant women who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of any infectious disease. Methods: Distribution of bacterial and viral infections in 60 pregnant women who were hospitalized due to any infectious disease between years 2015 and 2018 during a three-year period were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Urinary tract infections (65%) and gastroenteritis (8.3%) were the most common bacterial infections, and human immunodefficiency virus (HIV) infection and chickenpox were most common viral infections. All patients were followed at the inpatient clinic except two patients who had hospitalized in intensive care unit due to influenza and Listeria meningitis. An HIV-positive pregnant woman received zidovudin intrapartum and was followed up later. All the other infections recovered without complications. Conclusions: Urinary tract infection was the most common infectious disease among pregnant women. The necessity of hospitalization due to community-acquired but avoidable and vaccine-preventable diseases verified that informing pregnant women about the prevention of infections and screening them before pregnancy against vaccine-preventable diseases.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1A Comparative Analysis of Progestin-Primed Ovarian Stimulation Versus GnRH Antagonists Protocols Pertaining To Stimulation Parameters and Embryological Outcomes in Patients With Endometrioma(Frontiers Media SA, 2025) Boynukalin, Fazilet Kübra; Tohma, Yusuf Aytaç; Gültomruk, Meral; Yarkiner, Zalihe; Akkaya, Ceren Melisa; Özkavukçu, Sinan; Bozdaǧ, GürkanResearch question: Do embryo parameters and live birth rates differ between patients with endometrioma undergoing a freeze-all strategy using either GnRH antagonists or progestin-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS)? Design: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at Bahceci Health Group from January 2021 to January 2023. Inclusion criteria were females aged 20–40 with confirmed endometriosis, using either GnRH antagonists or PPOS ovarian stimulation, and opting for freezing all embryos without fresh embryo transfer (ET). A total of 543 patients were analyzed, with the primary outcome being usable embryos at cleavage stage and secondary outcomes including distribution of embryo quality, clinical pregnancy, and live birth rate. Results: For the GnRH antagonist arm, the median (25th-75th percentiles) total gonadotropin dose required during stimulation was significantly higher (2725 [2100–3587.5] vs. 2400 [2050–3075] IU, p = 0.001) and duration was longer (11 [10–12] vs. 10 [9–11] days, p = 0.01), although number of mature oocytes and maturation and fertilization rates were similar in both arms. However, the linear regression analysis revealed that the number of usable day-three embryos was higher with the PPOS protocol than with the GnRH antagonist protocol (OR: 0.890, CI 95%: 0.226 – 1.554, p= 0.009). Particularly in patients that had undergone FET, the respective live birth rates were 50.0% and 54.6% in GnRH antagonist and PPOS arms, respectively, without any statistical significance (p= 0.365). Conclusion: In patients with endometrioma, the PPOS protocol over GnRH antagonists might potentially enhance the quantity of usable cleavage-stage embryos while showing no significant impact on the number of collected oocytes. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
