Search for dissertations about: "vulvar mucosa"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words vulvar mucosa.

2. 1. Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome : pathophysiology of the vestibular mucosa

   Author : Nina Bohm-Starke; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome; immunohistochemistry; QST; COX 2; NOS; laser Doppler perfusion imaging; intraepithelial nerve fibres; pain thresholds; sensory stimulation.;

   Abstract : Objective: The main purpose of the study was to survey possible pathophysiological changes of the vestibular mucosa in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome with regard to the clinical findings of superficial dyspareunia and mucosal erythema. Methods: Biopsies analysed with immunohistochemistry were used to study the morphology, distribution and neuropeptide content of the peripheral nerves, and the microvascularisation of the vestibular mucosa. READ MORE

4. 2. Combined oral contraceptives : impact on the vulvar vestibular mucosa and pain mechanisms

   Author : Ulrika Johannesson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : combined oral contraceptives; quantitative sensory testing; pain thresholds; DNIC; endogenous; pain modulation; provoked vestibulodynia; vulvar vestibulitis syndrome; morphology; vulvar mucosa; steroid receptors;

   Abstract : Objective: The main aim of this thesis was to study the impact of combined oral contraceptives (COC) on the vulvar vestibular mucosa and pain mechanisms; in healthy women and in women with provoked vestibulodynia (former vulvar vestibulitis syndrome). The somatosensory perception in the vulvar vestibular mucosa of healthy women was studied with the relation to COC. READ MORE