Search for dissertations about: "Menstruation and bmi"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Menstruation and bmi.

  2. 1. Influence of lifestyle behaviours on bone mineral density among young healthy women: A two-year study. A Tentative Salutary Model

    Author : Carina Elgán; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; grounded theory; follow-up; Skeleton; muscle system; rheumatology locomotion; Skelett; muskelsystem; reumatologi; multiple triangulation; stress; time spent outdoors; sleep; salutogenic; bone resorption; bone mineral density; Young healthy women; lifestyle;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this prospective observational study with a salutogenic approach was to investigate bone mineral density (BMD) and BMD changes in the heel bone, in a group of healthy women, in relation to physiological factors and lifestyle behaviours over a two-year period as well as investigating the women’s view of their lifestyle behaviours. Data were collected in 1999 (T1) and 2001 (T2). READ MORE

  4. 2. von Willebrand disease in women : heavy menstrual bleeding and obstetrical bleeding

    Author : Igor Govorov; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Von Willebrand disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder worldwide with a prevalence, reaching 1% of general population. vWD is equally distributed between genders. However, vWD-affected females experience specific hemostatic challenges during menstruation and childbirth. READ MORE

  5. 3. Reproductive health in adolescent girls with special emphasis on menstrual disorders, bone health, sexuality and social factors

    Author : Marianne Wiksten-Almströmer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Adolescence; menstrual disorders; PCOS; eating disorders; bone mineral density; physical activity; sexuality; gender differences; family relations; life quality; life style;

    Abstract : Menstrual disturbances are common during adolescence, especially within the first 1-3 years after menarche, and are often explained by immaturity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms, long-term medical consequences and other reproductive health issues in teenagers. READ MORE