Author page: Dr. Senai Aksoy Obstetrician

The HLA-G method that has emerged in the field of in vitro fertilization, where new methods are discovered and implemented every day, is being debated as to whether it is really a miracle or just an application that promises unnecessary hope to patients. In this article, you can find experts’ evaluations on this issue. The idea that in vitro fertilization…

There have been rapid developments in microinjection since its first application in 1992. Despite its widespread use in male infertility, there is always concern about anomalies in resulting pregnancies. These concerns are based on two main factors. The first is the unnatural structure of fertilization due to various procedures performed on male and female reproductive cells. The fact that the…

Dr. Yury Verlinsky and his colleagues at the Chicago Genetic Institute have developed Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD), which can now determine whether a baby will have genetic diseases before embryo transfer. Until now, pregnancies at genetic risk could be examined prenatally using methods such as amniocentesis (sampling the fluid in which the baby is), chorionic villus biopsy (sampling tissue from…

If you are looking for an answer to the question of how beneficial and successful drug-free IVF applications offered to patients who long for a child and resort to the IVF method are, be sure to read this article. IVM, or in vitro maturation, is an alternative to IVF treatment and involves the maturation of eggs in a laboratory setting.…

Research has shown that smoking has a negative impact on women’s ovaries and that the effect is closely related to how long and how frequently a woman smokes. Nicotine intake from smoking affects the cells in the ovaries, making a woman’s eggs more prone to genetic abnormalities. As a result, nicotine is a poison that damages egg cells and causes…

During fertility treatments, many couples do not achieve pregnancy despite the development of a fetus (embryo). Although fertilization occurs, pregnancy often does not due to problems arising during the embryo’s implantation stage in the uterus. Various events occur following the placement of the embryo inside the uterus. Firstly, the embryo continues to divide and grow. Once it reaches a certain…

Periodically, sexual activity peaks between the ages of 20 and 40, when both men and women are most active. However, it is possible to maintain a happy sexual dream outside this age range. Reduced sexual desire, issues with men’s erections and ejaculations, and issues with women’s lubrication drying may occur as people age or in long-term relationships. Such elements may…

What is Abortion? Abortion can be described as terminating a pregnancy before the 20th week or when the fetal weight is less than 500 grams. When this event happens spontaneously, it is called “spontaneous abortion“. Spontaneous abortions occur in approximately 20-25% of clinically recognized pregnancies. In other words, one out of every 4 or 5 pregnancies ends in miscarriage. Symptoms…

Vaccination of the mother, fetus, and newborn is one of the most important factors in reducing preventable diseases and deaths. Vaccination protects the health of the mother and fetus while protecting the newborn from infections in the first six months. It is known that vaccinations using inactive (dead) viruses or bacteria and toxoids during pregnancy do not pose a risk…

Uterine contractions encountered in almost every period during pregnancy can be a source of concern for expectant mothers, as it may be a precursor to the onset of labor or an earlier miscarriage. Braxton-Hicks” or False Contractions  They are intermittent and non-painful contractions. These contractions result from the uterus’s movements to adapt to the baby’s growth. We describe it as…