Search for dissertations about: "Metabolic Syndrome X"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words Metabolic Syndrome X.
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16. Stress, depression, and other psychiatric disorders : an epidemiological approach to studying the causes and consequences for in vitro fertilization outcome and polycystic ovary syndrome
Abstract : Reproductive epidemiology, psychiatric epidemiology, and pharmacoepidemiology come together in this thesis which is comprised of four studies and divided into two parts. Part 1 examines the impact of stress and depression on the outcomes of infertility treatment in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). READ MORE
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17. Hormonal mechanisms of menstrual disturbances, metabolic disorders and effects of oral contraceptives in female athletes
Abstract : Background: During the last decades the number of women participating in sports has increased dramatically. Although exercise has beneficial health effects for most of these women, we now realize that strenuous exercise may also have serious medical consequences. Menstrual dysfunction is common among athletes and the exact mechanisms are not known. READ MORE
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18. Biochemical studies of mitochondrial DNA maintenance and topology
Abstract : Mitochondria are crucial organelles in eukaryotic cells that produce the majority of adenosine trisphosphate used by cells as an energy currency to drive metabolic processes. Due to the endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria, they have their own genetic material, a small circular double-stranded molecule (mtDNA) of 16. READ MORE
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19. Burnout and sleep
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe the physiological characteristics of sleep in persons with burnout and the relation between sleep and a number of physiological stress markers. The aim was also to evaluate the diurnal pattern of subjective sleepiness and fatigue across workday and weekend, and to describe the experiences of time preceding burnout from a life world perspective. READ MORE
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20. The GH-IGF-1 Axis in Postmenopausal Women with Abdominal Obesity
Abstract : Abdominal obesity is associated with blunted growth hormone (GH) secretion. GH treatment in abdominally obese men reduces visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and improves the metabolic profile. READ MORE