Improving the reproductive health of females has be.come the focus of the developmental efforts of many nations.
1. Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de la Mer et de l’Aménagement du Littoral, ENSSMAL, Bois des Cars, B.P. 19 Dely Ibrahim, 16320, Algérie. [email protected] 2. Laboratoire de l’Écosystème Marin et Littoral, EcoSys, Chemin du complexe de Sidi Fredj, Staoueli 16096, Algérie. 3. Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Tanger, Département des Sciences de la Terre, Équipe Environnement Marin Ressources et risques Naturels. B.P 416. Tanger Principal, 90000, Maroc. 4. Laboratoire Océanographie Spatiale Faculté des Sciences Biologiques, Université Houari Boumediene B.P 32 El Alia 16111 Alger.
We aimed to present clinical and radiologic characteristics of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) in children.
We aimed to evaluate the findings and results from breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations performed for problem-solving purposes due to inconclusive conventional imaging findings.
Smoking, caffeine, oral contraception, and exercise are the most cited factors for premenstrual mastalgia in the literature, but remain controversial. In this study, we aimed to investigate the most often proposed nutritional factors for cyclic breast pain.
Localized amyloidosis in the breast is a very rare disease and may mimic malignant lesions. A 60-year-old woman who had a history of breast-conserving surgery presents with a new a well-defined oval opacity accompanied by many round tight clustered micro- and macrocalcifications on mammograms. It could not be visualized sonographically due to the intense posterior acoustic shadowing of the fat necrosis areas and contrast enhancement was not detected in this area on the dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance images. At pathological examination breast amyloidosis was detected. Amyloidosis of the breast is a rare disease, but it can mimic malignancy and should be included in the differential diagnosis.
Objective: In this study, the parameters of oxidative stress markers and thiol–disulfide homeostasis as a novel biomarker were evaluated in experimental groups of adult individuals, which were formed according to the body mass index (BMI). Materials and Methods: A total of 165 adult patients were grouped as normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9, n=39), preobese or overweight (BMI 25–29.9, n=47), obese (BMI 30–34.9; n=44), and severely obese (BMI >35, n=35). In addition to thiol–disulfide homeostasis parameters, the total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), oxidative stress index (OSI), ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), albumin, and ceruloplasmin levels were determined. Results: Native thiol, total thiol, and native thiol/total thiol % levels were significantly decreased in the overweight, obese, and severely obese groups compared to the normal weight group (p<0.001). Disulfide levels were elevated in the overweight group compared to the normal weight group (p<0.01). While the TOS and OSI levels of the normal weight group were elevated compared to the overweight (p<0.001) and obese/severely obese groups (p<0.05), albumin levels of the normal weight group were reduced compared to other groups (p<0.001). The IMA levels of the overweight group were elevated compared to the normal weight and severely obese groups (p<0.05 and p<0.001, respectively). Ceruloplasmin levels of the severely obese group were increased compared to the normal weight and overweight groups (p<0.001 and p<0.01, respectively). Conclusion: In our study, oxidative stress was increased in groups with a BMI greater than normal (≥25). In addition to this, the oxidative stress and thiol–disulfide homeostasis markers are observed to be further increased in the overweight group than the obese (≥30) group due to body’s reaction to first inconsistency.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of hypothyroidism on the treatment outcomes of the postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) treatment. Materials and Methods: A total of 50 patients with hypothyroidism who were also diagnosed with PMOP according to the lumbar and femur neck bone mass density (BMD) evaluation with dual X-ray absorptiometry who did not receive any treatment for PMOP, including calcium and vitamin D, were included in the study. The control group consisted of 47 patients with PMOP but had no comorbidity. Demographic features including age, height, weight, occupation, the level of education, menarche and menopause age, clothing style, daily calcium intake, tobacco and/or alcohol consumption, daily physical activity level, personal (or maternal) history of fragility fracture, and duration of hypothyroidism were recorded. Biochemical parameters including the BMD scores, calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, parathormone, calcidiol, osteocalcine, urine calcium, phosphate levels, and creatinine clearance were also recorded. Patients were treated with bisphosphonate, calcium, and vitamin D, and same parameters were evaluated at the end of the first and fifth year. Results: The average age of all individuals was 58.25±8.89 years, and the average duration of hypothyroidism diagnosis was 4.00 years. The demographic features and biochemical parameters before the PMOP treatment were not different between the patient and the control groups (p>0.005). The BMD scores of both groups were significantly improved at the end of the first and fifth years of the treatment (p<0.005), but the variations of the scores were not different. Conclusion: Hypothyroidism with stable or unstable thyroid functions does not affect the PMOP treatment prognosis in Turkish population.
Intrauterine device (IUD) insertion is a long-acting and one of the most effective modes of reversible contraception. Complications that most commonly arise following IUD insertion are failed insertion, pain, vasovagal reactions, infection, menstrual abnormalities, and expulsion. In this paper, we present the case of a woman who experienced hydronephrosis due to the migration of IUD into the ureter after 30 years of insertion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third such case reported in the literature.