Search for dissertations about: "hormone replacement therapy HRT"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words hormone replacement therapy HRT.
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21. Prophylactic oophorectomy at elective hysterectomy. Effects on sexuality and psychological well-being
Abstract : Background: Ovarian stromal androgens in perimenopausal women are supposed to be of importancefor sexuality and psychological well-being. This notion is based on findings from studies after theadministration of exogenous androgens and retrospectively designed studies on the outcome afteroophorectomy.Aims: 1. READ MORE
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22. Health in middle-aged women, with emphasis on features of the metabolic syndrome and related markers for diabetes. Women´s Health in the Lund Area Study
Abstract : The aims were to study the biological, socio-demographic and psychosocial health profile in a geographically defined population of middle-aged women, with focus on features of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes, and to study the efficiency of a screening method for high-risk individuals and the outcome of baseline lifestyle advices on the diabetes incidence. All women aged 50-59 years (n=10766) were invited to a screening procedure including questionnaires and laboratory assessments. READ MORE
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23. Estrogen and raloxifene in experimental arthritis and osteoporosis
Abstract : ABSTRACT In postmenopausal rheumatoid arthritis (RA), both the estrogen deficiency and the inflammatory disease contribute to the development of generalized osteoporosis. This leads to an increased risk of fracture, with high morbidity and mortality. More than 50% of women with postmenopausal RA suffer from osteoporosis. READ MORE
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24. Transvaginal sonography of the endometrium in postmenopausal women
Abstract : Postmenopausal bleeding (PMB)may be a sign of endometrial cancer (EC)but EC canalso be found in postmenopausal women without bleeding.The traditionally acceptedmethod of evaluating the endometrium is dilatation and curettage (D&C)or endometrialbiopsy. READ MORE
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25. Sex steroid effects on normal breast tissue
Abstract : In Sweden, it is estimated that about one million women are treated with estrogen/progestogen for contraception and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The possibility of an increased cancer risk in target organs has been vividly discussed for many years. READ MORE