Search for dissertations about: "endometriosis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the word endometriosis.

  2. 16. Life course determinants of women’s health : from reproductive age to menopause

    Author : Menghan Gao; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Over the past four decades, growing evidence has indicated that characteristics such as birth weight and length of gestation are not only key indicators for infant’s health, but also predictors of adult health and disease risk. These findings lend support to the developmental origins of health and disease theory. READ MORE

  4. 17. Molecular characterisation and prophylactic treatment strategies among women with benign gynecological disorders

    Author : Sakthivignesh Ponandai Srinivasan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Female reproduction is controlled by hormones in a timed and well-coordinated manner by the hypothalamus- pituitary - ovarian axis. In response to the ovarian hormones such as estrogen, and progesterone, endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus, undergoes repeated cycles of tissue growth, differentiation, tissue shedding and remodelling. READ MORE

  5. 18. Ovarian tumors. Prevalence, malignancy risk and significance of the Plasminogen activation system

    Author : Christer Borgfeldt; Lund Obstetrik och gynekologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; reproduktion; andrologi; gynekologi; sexuality; Obstetrik; Ovarian neoplasm; andrology; reproduction; epidemiology; ultrasonography; plasminogen activation; prognosis; gynaecology; Obstetrics; sexualitet;

    Abstract : The aims were to assess the prevalence of ovarian tumors in fertile asymptomatic women and to evaluate the risk of ovarian cancer in women with a history of benign ovarian tumors and endometriosis. In order to search for biomarkers in ovarian tumors, the plasminogen activating (PA) system was studied. READ MORE

  6. 19. Patients with chronic pain : quantitative and qualitative studies of treatment or rehabilitation at a pain clinic

    Author : Andrea Hållstam; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background and aim: Chronic pain is a major problem, often with comorbidity of insomnia, mental disorders and limitations in function, activity and participation, all leading to poor quality of life. Patients describe their pain as unpredictable and ‘invisible’ thus influencing being and communication. READ MORE

  7. 20. Impact of infertility and assisted reproductive technology on cancer risk

    Author : Frida E Lundberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Ovarian stimulation drugs, in particular those used in assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments for infertility, have been suspected to influence cancer risk. In addition, infertility per se may be a risk factor for some cancer types. READ MORE