Search for dissertations about: "hormonal contraceptives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words hormonal contraceptives.

2. 1. Coming of Contraceptive Age: An Interdiciplinary Analysis of Hormonal Contraceptives and Mental Health

   Author : Sofia Zettermark; Socialepidemiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary; Social Epidemiology; Gender Studies; Hormonal Contraceptives; Reproductive Justice; Intersectionality;

   Abstract : This thesis emanates from the discursive gap between a medical discourse andexperience-driven knowledges in mental health aspects of hormonal contraceptives.The tensions and fractures between a medical discourse focusing on contraceptiveeffectiveness and largely refuting any significant adverse outcomes, and experiencebasednarratives of commonplace detrimental, or at least unwelcome and unpleasant,mental health effects, is apparent. READ MORE

4. 2. Human vaginal epithelial immunity and influences of hormonal contraceptive usage

   Author : Anna Ildgruben; Nils Lycke; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : human vaginal epithelium; hormonal contraceptives; epithelial thickness; intraepithelial immune cells; steroid receptors; steroid hormones; defensins; obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : The vagina is the port of entry for sexually transmitted diseases in women. Its epithelium constitutes the luminal border, thus comprising an important defence barrier. READ MORE

5. 3. Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Hormonal Contraception and Menopausal Hormone Therapy in Women

   Author : Micaela Sundell; Jan Brynhildsen; Anna-Clara Spetz Holm; Mats Fredrikson; Mikael Hoffmann; Ian Milsom; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hormonal contraceptives; Obesity; Menopausal hormone therapy; Hormone replacement therapy; Pulmonary embolism; Premature menopause; Pharmacoepidemiology;

   Abstract : Background: The main indications for therapy with female sex hormones are contraception and menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). The aim of this thesis was to investigate the use of hormonal contraception and MHT in different populations of women in Sweden, 2000–2021. The use of contraception in women with obesity was studied. READ MORE

6. 4. Hormonal contraception, mood and sexual function

   Author : Cecilia Lundin; Sundström Poromaa Inger; Wikman Anna; Bixo Marie; Gemzell Danielsson Kristina; Hadine Joffe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Hormonal contraception; combined oral contraception; mood; sexual function; depression; adverse mood effects;

   Abstract : Hormonal contraceptives (HCs) are used by millions of women worldwide. Apart from their contraceptive effect, they also offer additional health benefits such as decreased menstrual bleedings and amelioration of menstrual-related pain. READ MORE

7. 5. Early rheumatoid arthritis : biomarkers and hormonal factors in relation to disease progression

   Author : Antonia Boman; Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist; Ewa Berglin; Gerd-Marie Alenius; Mikael Brink; Heidi Kokkonen; Inger Gjertsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Early rheumatoid arthritis; biomarker; ACPA; RANKL; disease activity; radiological destruction; cardiovascular events; hormonal factors; reumatologi; rheumatology;

   Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease, affecting approximately 0.5 to 1% of the adult population. Although the aetiology is not fully known, a complex interaction between genetic, environmental and stochastic factors is thought to trigger the pathogenic mechanisms. READ MORE