Assoc. Prof. MD.

Ali Ovayolu

Gynecology and Obstetrics

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Liv Hospital Gaziantep
Interests

  • Infertility and IVF treatments
  • Gynecological endoscopy (laparoscopy and hysteroscopy)
  • Perinatology 
  • Genital aesthetic and sexual dysfunctions
  • Urogynechology 
  • Gynecological Oncology

Education
  • Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Gynecology Training and Research Hospital, IVF program (2021)
  • Zeynep Kamil Gynecology and Pediatrics Training and Research Hospital, IVF Unit, IVF program (2013)
  • Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endoscopy Program (2009)
  • World Laparoscopy Hospital, New Delhi, India, Endoscopy Program (2009)
  • King’s College Hospital, Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine  (2007)
  • İnönü University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2001 - 2006:
  • Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine (1993 – 2000)
Experience
  • Liv Hospital Gaziantep / Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic (2021 -)
  • Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital (Mücahitler) (2020)
  • Cengiz Gökçek Maternity and Children Hospital (2016-2020)
  • Gaziantep Şehitkâmil State Hospital (2015)
  • Gaziantep 75. Yıl Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital (2011-2015)
  • Gaziantep Private Hatem Hospital (2009-2010)
  • Gaziantep Private Medical Park Hospital (2008-2009)
  • Hakkâri Dağ ve Komando Tugayı (2007-2008)
  • Çermik State Hospital (2006 – 2007)
  • Görümlü Health Center, Silopi, Şırnak (2000 - 2001)
Research
  • Adolescent pregnancy(ies); a determinant of bone mineral density in pre-menopausal women?
  • Comparison of intrauterine infection rates in amniotic fluids of fetuses with isolated ventriculomegaly and fetuses with no ultrasonographic anomaly.
  • The mesenchymal stem cell relationship of the Wharton jelly, umbilical cord of pregnant women with familial Mediterranean fever.
  • The relationship of vascular complications of diabetes with aquaporin 9 protein on the umbilical cord and fetal membranes.
  • Assessing fertility faith in Turkish society.
  • Fear of birth and affecting factors for pregnant women through auxiliary reproductive techniques.
  • Analysis of Maternal Plasma/Urine/Hair Magnesium and Vanadium Levels in Preeclampsia, NCT04387565.
  • Analysis of Some Heavy Metals and Some Vitamins Levels in Maternal Samples, Fetal Samples and Breast Milk for Fetal Growth Restriction, NCT04394611.
  • Umbilical Cord and Maternal Blood Concentrations of Matrix Metalloproteinase 14, Neopterin, and Orosomucoid 1 in Pregnancy Complicated by Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes and Histological Chorioamnionitis, NCT04532021.
  • Maternal Plasma/Urine/Hair/Amniotic Fluid Levels of Selected Trace Elements and Heavy Metals in Pregnancies Complicated With Neural Tube Defects, NCT04523233.
  • Umbilical Cord and Maternal Blood Concentrations of Melatonin, Soluble Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator Receptor, and Orosomucoid 2 in Pregnancy Complicated by Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes and Histological Chorioamnionitis, NCT04588220.
  • Soluble Fms-like Tyrosine Kinase-1, Proangiogenic Protein Placental Growth Factor, and Niacin Levels in Women With Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, NCT04641624.

Publications
  • Ustün Y, Engin-Ustün Y, Ovayolu A, Meydanli MM, Temel I, Kafkasli A. The effect of resveratrol on prevention of the development of postoperative adhesions in a rat model. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2007 Sep;23(9):518-22. doi: 10.1080/09513590701581648. PMID: 17943548
  • Gonca S, Gün I, Ovayolu A, Silfeler D, Sofuoğlu K, Ozdamar O, Yilmaz A, Tunali G. Effect of lower than expected number of oocyte on the IVF results after oocyte-pickup. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2014 Jul 15;7(7):1853-9. PMID: 25126190   PMCID: PMC4132154.
  • Ovayolu A, Özdamar Ö, Gün İ, Arslanbuga CY, Sofuoğlu K, Tunalı G, Topuz S. Can blood or follicular fluid levels of presepsin predict reproductive outcomes in ART; a preliminary study. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 May 15;8(5):7983-8. PMID: 26221358   PMCID: PMC4509303.
  • Ovayolu A, Özdamar Ö, Gün İ, Arslanbuğa CY, Kutlu T, Tunalı G, Uluhan R. The assesment of follicular fluid presepsin levels in poor ovarian responder womenandits relationship with the reproductive outcomes. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Jun 15;8(6):9961-6. PMID: 26309683   PMCID: PMC4538036.
  • Özdamar, Ö., Gün, İ., Ovayolu, A., & Sofuoğlu, K. Does the number of prior oocyte retrieval practices increase the amount of blood loss in subsequent OPU procedures?. International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016, 5(2), 277.
  • Ovayolu A, Arslanbuğa CY, Gun I, Devranoglu B, Ozdemir A, Cakar SE. Can blood and semen presepsin levels in males predict pregnancy in couples undergoing intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection? Pak J Med Sci. 2016 Sep-Oct;32(5):1116-1120. doi: 10.12669/pjms.325.10610. PMID: 27882005   PMCID: PMC5103117.
  • Ovayolu A, Ovayolu G, Karaman E, Yuce T, Turgut A, Bostancıeri N. Maternal serum endocan concentrations are elevated in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes. J Perinat Med. 2019 Jul 26;47(5):510-515. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2018-0401. PMID: 30875331
  • Ovayolu A, Ovayolu G, Karaman E, Yuce T, Ozek MA, Turksoy VA. Amniotic fluid levels of selected trace elements and heavy metals in pregnancies complicated with neural tube defects. Congenit Anom (Kyoto). 2020 Sep;60(5):136-141. doi: 10.1111/cga.12363. Epub 2019 Nov 27. PMID: 31743503
  • Ovayolu A, Turksoy VA, Ovayolu G, Ozek MA, Dogan I, Karaman E. Analyses of interleukin-6, presepsin and pentraxin-3 in the diagnosis and severity of late-onset preeclampsia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Jan 21:1-9. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1716718. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31964198
  • Ovayolu A, Ovayolu G, Yuce T, Ozek MA, Dogan I, Bostancieri N. Amniotic fluid concentrations of soluble endoglin and endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 in pregnancies complicated with neural tube defects. J Perinat Med. 2020 Feb 25;48(2):132-138. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2019-0303. PMID: 31927524
  • Ovayolu A, Karaman E, Turgut A, Cekici Y, Ortabag T, Chiara Rapisarda AM, Noventa M, Cianci A. Endothelial cell-specific-molecule-1 (endocan) levels in women with premature ovarian insufficiency: a prospective comparative study. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Aug 18:1-5. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2020.1789952. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32808833
  • Karaca C, Bostancıeri N, Ovayolu A, Kahraman DT. The effect of vascular complications of diabetes mellitus on human umbilical cord tissue and the number of Wharton Jelly's mesenchymal stem cells. Mol Biol Rep. 2020 Nov 12. doi: 10.1007/s11033-020-05965-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33179142
  • Ovayolu A, Karaman E, Turgut A, Guler S, Bostancieri N. Maternal serum endothelial cell-specific molecule-1 level and its correlation with severity of early-onset preeclampsia. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Nov 24:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2020.1819215. PMID: 33228435
  • Özyurt, N., Bostancıeri, N., Kahraman, D. T., Ovayolu, A., & Bozdağ, Z. Examination of expression patterns of WNT signaling in the human fallopian tubes. Gene Reports, 100821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100821. 
  • Ovayolu A, Ovayolu G, Karaman E, Güler S, Doğan İ, Yüce T. Analyses of soluble endoglin and matrix metalloproteinase 14 using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the diagnosis and/or the determination of the severity of late/early-onset preeclampsia. J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc. 2021 Jan 4. doi: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2020.2019.0201. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33389929 
  • Ovayolu A, Turksoy VA, Gun I, Karaman E, Dogan I, Turgut A. Analyses of maternal plasma cadmium, lead, and vanadium levels in the diagnosis and severity of late-onset preeclampsia: a prospective and comparative study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Jan 6:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1864318. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33406955
  • Cekici Y, Kilic S, Ovayolu A, Saracoglu E, Duzen İV, Yilmaz M, Kaya BC, Bozkurt D. Prediction of Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 and Inflammatory Markers in Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Premature Ovarian Failure Patients. Acta Cardiol Sin. 2021 Jan;37(1):30-37. doi: 10.6515/ACS.202101_37(1).20200730A. PMID: 33488025   PMCID: PMC7814336.
  • D'Antonio, F., Sen, C., Mascio, D. D., Galindo, A., Villalain, C., Herraiz, I., Arısoy, R., Ovayolu, A., Eroğlu, H., Canales, M. G., Ladella, S., Cojocaru, L., Turan, O., Turan, S., Hadar, E., Brzezinski-Sinai, N. A., Dollinger, S., Uyaniklar, O., Ocakouglu, S. R., Atak, Z., … Zlatohlávková, B. 2021 Maternal and perinatal outcomes in high vs low risk-pregnancies affected by SARS-COV-2 infection (Phase-2): The WAPM (World Association of Perinatal Medicine) working group on COVID-19. American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, 100329. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100329
  • Ovayolu A, Bostancieri N, Turksoy VA, Dogan I, Bulgan GG, Turkcuoglu I. Measuring the status of maternal serum thiol/disulfide couples in the diagnosis and/or the determination of the severity of late-onset preeclampsia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Mar 26:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1904393. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33771094
  • Gokdeniz R, Ovayolu A, Garfield RE. Progesterone Inhibits Human Myometrial Contractions by Action on Membrane Receptors. Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Journal 2013; 38 (1):92-102.
  • Dilek Benk Silfeler, Ali Ovayolu, Ismet Gun, Kenan Sofuoglu, Bulent Emre Bilgic, Ilter Yenidede. Effect of Coasting Duration on In-vitro Fertilization Cycle Success. International Journal of Basic and Clinical Studies (IJBCS) 2016;5(1): 9-15.
  • Dilek Benk Silfeler, Ismet Gun, Raziye Keskin Kurt, Ali Ovayolu, Kenan Sofuoglu, Tayfun Kutlu, Naciye Arat. Effect of Coasting on Success of In-Vitro Fertilization Cycles. Ulutas Med J. 2016; 2(2): 101-106. doi: 10.5455/umj.20160703095058.
  • Ovayolu A, Gun I, Silfeler DB, Kutlu K. Live Birth and Endometrial Thickness in Unexplained Infertility. Zeynep Kamil Medical Bulletin. 2019;50(3):142-145. doi: 10.16948/zktipb.550114.
  • Ovayolu, A, Güler, S. Do Early Adolescent and Advanced Maternal Age Pregnancies Affect Term Birthweight? East J Med 25(1): 61-67, 2020. doi: 10.5505/ejm.2020.39327. 
  • Cekici Y, Kilic S, Saracoglu E, Ovayolu A, Yilmaz M, Duzen I. Evaluation of Tpe-interval and Tpe/QT, Tpe/QTc ratios in patients with premature ovarian failure. Annals of Medical Research 2019.07.385 2019;26(10):2233-9. doi: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2019.07.385.
  • Ovayolu A, Bostancıeri N, Güler S, Doğan İ, Türksoy A, Kolusarı A. Maternal serum concentrations of selected elements in pregnancies complicated with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. Journal of Gynecology-Obstetrics and Neonatology Medicine. 2021; 18(2): 762-769. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.782847.
  • D’Antonio F, fien C, Di Mascio D, Galindo A, Villalain C, Herraiz I, et al.; WAPM (World Association of Perinatal Medicine) Working Group on COVID-19. Maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with advanced maternal age affected by SARS-COV-2 infection (Phase-2): The WAPM (World Association of Perinatal Medicine) Working Group on COVID-19. Perinatal Journal 2021;29(1):71–78. doi:10.2399/prn.21.0291011
  • World Association of Laparoscopy Surgeons
  • Gynecological Endoscopy Association  
  • Turkish Perinatology Association
  • Turkish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • Clinical Embryology Association
  • Private IVF Centers Association
  • Reproductive Health Protection Association 
  • Reproductive Medicine and Surgery Association
  • Reproductive Health and Infertility Association
  • IVF and Infertility Association
  • Turkish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Rising Star Award for 2019.

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