Search for dissertations about: "contraceptive agents"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words contraceptive agents.

2. 1. Some hormonal factors in the etiology of endometrial cancer

   Author : Elisabete Weiderpass; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Endometrial neoplasms; hormone replacement therapy; estrogens; progestins; contraceptive agents; organochlorines; pesticides; polychlorinated biphenyls; estrogen receptor alfa polymorphisms;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this dissertation was to study the impact of some hormone-related factors in the etiology of endometrial neoplasms, i.e. hormone replacement therapy, use of oral contraceptives, serum levels of 20 different organochlorine substances, and polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor alpha (ER) gene. READ MORE

4. 2. Breast cancer epidemiology : influence of hormone-related factors

   Author : Cecilia Magnusson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : breast neoplasms; incidence; prognosis; hormones; hormone replacement therapy; estrogens; progestational hormones; body size; body height; reproductive history; contraceptive agents; lactation;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis was to explore how hormone-related factors, including use of hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives, body size in different periods of life and reproductive factors, influence the risk of breast cancer. Other aims were to assess how family history of breast cancer modifies the associations between such factors and risk of the disease and how hormone replacement therapy affects tumour characteristics. READ MORE

5. 3. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) : Aspects of diagnosis, aetiology and sequelae epidemiology and prevention

   Author : Francis Kamwendo; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Chlamydia trachomatis; ectopic pregnancy; intrauterinecontraceptive device; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

   Abstract : This long-period (1970-1997) longitudinal clinical and epidemiologic study elucidated risk factors, diagnosis and causative agents of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), more importantly Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) and Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), and analysed the occurrence of late sequelae, particularly ectopic pregnancy (EP), and prevention.Totally 2574 patients (age 14-55 years) were hospitalised and treated for PID. READ MORE

6. 4. Endometrial receptivity and human embryo implantation : in vivo and in vitro studies

   Author : Sujata Lalit Kumar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : 3D-endometrial cell construct;

   Abstract : Background: Infertility, one of the common gynaecological disorders, affects 10-15% women in their reproductive years. Despite the advances in assisted reproduction techniques and the best efforts of infertility specialists, implantation rates do not exceed more than 28-30%. READ MORE