Search for dissertations about: "endometriosis"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the word endometriosis.

  2. 11. Effects of lignocaine in endometriosis : a clinical and cellular investigation

    Author : Karin Wickström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : BACKGROUND:Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin that can cause severe dysmenorrhea, chronic pain and impaired quality of life. Lignocaine has anti-inflammatory properties and pertubation with lignocaine could be beneficial in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain. READ MORE

  4. 12. Gastrointestinal symptoms in women with endometriosis. Aspects of comorbidity, autoimmunity and inflammatory mechanisms

    Author : Malin Ek; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Endometrios; Gastrointestinala symptom; GnRH; IBS; inflammation;

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  5. 13. Effects of gonadal hormone deficiency on bone mineral density : can physical activity increase bone mineral density in women?

    Author : Ingrid Bergström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Physical activity; GnRH treatment; perimenopause; postmenopause. bone mineral density; prostate cancer; endometriosis;

    Abstract : Osteoporosis with its associated fragility fractures is a global health care problem. The incidence of ftagility ftactures has increased dramatically the last 50 years. This has been suggested to at least in part be due to the sedentary lifestyle in the modem society. The prevalence of osteoporosis increases with increasing age. READ MORE

  6. 14. Invasion promoting factors in endometriotic and endometrial tissue

    Author : Christina Bruse; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Endometriosis; endometrium; PF; tPA; uPA; uPAR; PAI-1; PAI-2; IL-1beta; IL-6; TNFalpha.;

    Abstract : Endometriosis is a common gynaecologic disorder, affecting women of fertile age with pelvic pain and infertility, and is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Retrograde shed endometrial fragments are presumed to adhere to pelvic structures and grow invasively, thereby creating endometriotic tissue. READ MORE

  7. 15. Retograde migration of starch particles in the female genital tract

    Author : Anette Sjösten; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Gloves; glove-powder; starch particles; post-operative adhesions; vaginal examination; endometriosis; cell-culture; SCID-mice.;

    Abstract : Tubal and pelvic adhesions are a major cause of female infertility in humans. The majority of postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions result from the presence of ischaemic tissue within the abdominal cavity. These precipitate an inflammatory vascular response from neighbouring healthy tissue. READ MORE