Meryem Eken

Education and Training

Education & Training

• 2001 to 2008 Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine – M.D.

• 2008 to 2012 Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Professional Experience

• 2013 to 2015 Ministry of Health, Zeynep Kamil Training and Research Hospital – Compulsory Service

• 2015–2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aydın Adnan Menderes University

• 2017 IVF Clinical Training, Zeynep Kamil Training and Research Hospital

• 2019 to 2020 IVF Specialist, Yeni Yüzyıl University Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital

• 2020–2025 Head of IVF Unit, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

• 2024 to Present Faculty Member, Üsküdar University, Faculty of Medicine

• 2025 Appointed as Professor, Biruni University, Faculty of Medicine

• 2025 to Present Head of IVF Unit, Bahçeşehir University Medical

Park Göztepe Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Infertility

• Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)

• Obstetrics and Pregnancy Monitoring

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Management

• Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

• Endometriosis (Chocolate Cyst) Treatment

• Natural Cycle IVF

• Immunotherapy for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (“Pregnancy

Vaccine”)

• Hysteroscopy

• Uterine Septum (Septate Uterus) Treatment

• Minimally Invasive Myomectomy

• Uterine Polyp Treatment

• Ovarian Cyst Management

• Male Factor Infertility

• PRP Therapy for Ovaries and Uterus

• Ectopic Pregnancy Management

• Hydrosalpinx Surgery

• Bartholin’s Cyst Surgery

• Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Therapeutic Abortion)

• Urinary Incontinence Treatment

Awards

• First Prize in Oral Presentation: “Mycophenolate mofetil attenuates uterine ischemia/reperfusion injury”, Turkish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2016

Publications (Selected, SCI/SSCI Journals)

• Author and co-author of 30+ peer-reviewed international articles in journals such as Archives of Medical Science, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Placenta, Medicine (Baltimore), Health Care for Women International, Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes, Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation.

• Research focus includes infertility, IVF outcomes, ovarian reserve, endometriosis, gynecological surgery, and pregnancy complications.

Administrative Roles

• Former Director, Center for Women’s Studies and Research,

Adnan Menderes University.