Sahruh Turkmen

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Associate professor, senior consultant (attending) physician at Department of Clinical Sciences Section: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sundsvalls sjukhus Umeå universitet, Klinisk vetenskap, Obstetrik och gynekologi, 901 85 Umeå

Publications Publications

Foeto–Maternal outcomes of pregnancies beyond 41 weeks of gestation after induced or spontaneous labour

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 24

Turkmen, Sahruh; Binfare, Linnea

The GABA system, a new target for medications against cognitive impairment—Associated with neuroactive steroids

Journal of Internal Medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 294, (3) : 281-294

Bäckström, Torbjörn; Turkmen, Sahruh; Das, Roshni; et al.

Hyperandrogenic symptoms are a persistent suffering in midlife women with pcos; a prospective cohort study in sweden

Biomedicines, MDPI 2023, Vol. 11, (1)

Persson, Sofia; Ubhayasekera, Kumari A.; Bergquist, Jonas; et al.

Altered GABAA receptor function in women with endometriosis: a possible pain-related mechanism

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 102, (10) : 1316-1322

Sandström, Anton; Bixo, Marie; Bäckström, Torbjörn; et al.

Obstetric outcomes after cervical loop electrosurgical excision procedure

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 34

Åström, Evelina; Turkmen, Sahruh

Genitala infektioner

Gynekologi, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB 2022 : 305-326

Turkmen, Sahruh

Vulvasmärta

Problemorienterad gynekologi och obstetrik, Stockholm: Liber 2022 : 120-124

Turkmen, Sahruh

Higher risk of type 2 diabetes in women with hyperandrogenic polycystic ovary syndrome

Fertility and Sterility, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 116, (3) : 862-871

Persson, Sofia; Elenis, Evangelia; Turkmen, Sahruh; et al.

Neurosteroid involvement in threatened preterm labour

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Sussex: John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 4, (2)

Turkmen, Sahruh; Bäckström, Torbjörn; Kangas Flodin, Yvonne; et al.

Sexuality and mood changes in women with persistent pelvic girdle pain after childbirth: a case-control study

BMC Women's Health, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 20, (1)

Rexelius, Niklas; Lindgren, Anne; Torstensson, Thomas; et al.

Effect of hysterectomy on pain in women with endometriosis: a population-based registry study

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 127, (13) : 1628-1635

Sandström, Anton; Bixo, Marie; Johansson, Maja; et al.

Performance of Variables in Screening for Gestational Diabetes

European Endocrinology, Touch Medical Media 2019, Vol. 15, (2) : 101-105

Hautala, Laura; Englund, Erling; Turkmen, Sahruh

Fecundity among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-a population-based study

Human Reproduction, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 34, (10) : 2052-2060

Persson, S.; Elenis, E.; Turkmen, Sahruh; et al.

Management and outcomes of preterm premature rupture of the membranes

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, I R O G CANADA, INC 2018, Vol. 45, (3) : 419-424

Danielsson, C.; Dahmoun, M.; Bolin, M.; et al.

Allopregnanolone involvement in feeding regulation, overeating and obesity

Frontiers in neuroendocrinology (Print), Academic Press 2018, Vol. 48 : 70-77

Holmberg, Ellinor; Sjöstedt, J.; Malinina, E.; et al.

Impact of Epidural Analgesia in Labour onNeonatal and Maternal Outcomes

Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scientific Research Publishing 2018, Vol. 8 : 767-779

Tawhid Söderholm, Nora; Turkmen, Sahruh

Foetal Macrosomia and Foetal-Maternal Outcomes at Birth

Journal of Pregnancy

Turkmen, Sahruh; Johansson, Simona; Dahmoun, Marju

Post-partum duration of satisfaction with childbirth

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research, Blackwell Publishing 2018, Vol. 44, (12) : 2166-2173

Turkmen, Sahruh; Tjernström, Maja; Dahmoun, Marju; et al.

Fetal-maternal outcomes and complications in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Minerva Ginecologica, Turin: Edizioni Minerva Medica 2017, Vol. 69, (2) : 141-149

Klevedal, Charlotta; Turkmen, Sahruh

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Metabolic Syndrome

Obesity Surgery, Vol. 26, (1) : 111-118

Turkmen, Sahruh; Ahangari, Alebtekin; Bäckström, Torbjörn

The author's reply: Blood allopregnanolone levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology, Vol. 85, (1) : 152-154

Turkmen, Sahruh; Bixo, Marie; Hedström, Helena; et al.

Acute intermittent porphyria symptoms during the menstrual cycle

Internal medicine journal (Print), Vol. 45, (7) : 725-731

Ahangari, Alebtekin; Bäckström, Torbjörn; Innala, Eva; et al.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have elevated serum concentrations of and altered GABA _A receptor sensitivity to allopregnanolone

Clinical Endocrinology, John Wiley & Sons 2015, Vol. 83, (5) : 643-650

Hedström, Helena; Bäckström, Torbjörn; Bixo, Marie; et al.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes in vacuum-assisted delivery with the Kiwi OmniCup and Malmstrom metal cup

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research, Vol. 41, (2) : 207-213

Turkmen, Sahruh

Effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on eating behaviour and allopregnanolone levels in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Gynecological Endocrinology, Informa Healthcare 2015, Vol. 31, (4) : 301-305

Turkmen, Sahruh; Andreen, Lotta; Cengiz, Yücel

Sexuality and androgens in women with cyclical mood changes and pre-menstrual syndrome

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Vol. 93, (3) : 248-255

Ekholm, Ulla-Britt; Turkmen, Sahruh; Hammarbäck, Stefan; et al.

Paradoxical effects of GABA-A modulators may explain sex steroid induced negative mood symptoms in some persons

Neuroscience, Oxford: 2011, Vol. 191, (Special issue) : 46-54

Bäckström, Torbjörn; Haage, D.; Löfgren, Mats; et al.

Tolerance to allopregnanolone with focus on the GABA-A receptor

British Journal of Pharmacology, Wiley-Blackwell 2011, Vol. 162, (2) : 311-327

Turkmen, Sahruh; Bäckström, Torbjörn; Wahlström, Göran; et al.

Sex steroid induced negative mood may be explained by the paradoxical effect mediated by GABAA modulators

Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 34, (8) : 1121-1132

Andréen, Lotta; Nyberg, Sigrid; Turkmen, Sharuh; et al.

Withdrawal effects from progesterone and estradiol relate to individual risk-taking and explorative behavior in female rats

Physiology and Behavior, Elsevier 2009, Vol. 96, (1) : 91-97

Löfgren, Magnus; Johansson, Inga-Maj; Meyerson, Bengt; et al.

Persistence of tolerance to the anaesthetic effect of allopregnanolone in male rats.

European Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 592, (1-3) : 73-80

Türkmen, Sahruh; Wahlström, Göran; Bäckström, Torbjörn; et al.

Neuroactive steroid effects on cognitive functions with a focus on the serotonin and GABA systems.

Brain Research Reviews, Vol. 51, (2) : 212-239

Birzniece, Vita; Bäckström, Torbjörn; Johansson, Inga-Maj; et al.

GABA(A) receptor changes in acute allopregnanolone tolerance

European Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 535, (1-3) : 125-134

Birzniece, Vita; Türkmen, Sahruh; Lindblad, Charlotte; et al.

Tolerance and antagonism to allopregnanolone effects in the rat CNS

Umeå University medical dissertations, 1026

Turkmen, Sahruh

Tolerance development to Morris water maze test impairments induced by acute allopregnanolone

Neuroscience, Elsevier Inc. 2006, Vol. 139, (2) : 651-659

Türkmen, Sahruh; Löfgren, Magnus; Birzniece, Vita; et al.

Reduction of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate synthesis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by human menopausal gonadotropin but not purified urinary follicle stimulating hormone: a comparative pilot study.

Gynecological Endocrinology, Vol. 19, (2)

Turkmen, Sahruh; Backstrom, Torbjörn; Idil, M

3beta-20beta-dihydroxy-5alpha-pregnane (UC1011) antagonism of the GABA potentiation and the learning impairment induced in rats by allopregnanolone.

European Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 20, (6) : 1604-1612

Turkmen, Sahruh; Lundgren, Per; Birzniece, Vita; et al.

Evaluation of different controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) protocols in polycystic ovarian syndrome with assisted reproductive technologies

Cerrahpasa J Med, Vol. 27 : 159-66

Turkmen (Ahangari), Sahruh (S); Cepni, I; Ocal P, ; et al.

Does chronic endogenous exposure to neuroactive steroids change receptor sensitivity to allopregnanolone in humans?

Hedström, Helena; Bäckström, Torbjörn; Bixo, Marie; et al.

Persistence of tolerance to the anaesthetic effect of allopregnanolone in male rats

Turkmen, Sahruh; Wahlstrom, Goran; Backstrom, Torbjorn; et al.

The progesterone metabolite isoallopregnanolone is a subunit-selective antagonist of the GABA-A receptor

Öfverman, Charlotte; Strömberg, Jessica; Birzniece, Vita; et al.

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