Search for dissertations about: "hot flushes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words hot flushes.

  2. 1. Epidemiological aspects of the menopause

    Author : Kerstin Rödström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Population study; menopause; epidemiology; hot flushes; hormone replacement therapy; secular trend; reproducibility;

    Abstract : During the time in a woman's life when menopause occurs, other changes, unrelated to the cessation of menstruation occur. Despite a large number of epidemiological studies, there is still conflicting information concerning the direct effects of the menopause as opposed to effects of aging per se and related psychosocial changes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Women's knowledge, attitudes, and management of the menopausal transition

    Author : Lotta Lindh-Åstrand; Mats Hammar; Karin Kjellgren; Aila Collins; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Menopause; hormone therapy; knowledge; attitudes; conceptions; management treatment; climacteric symptoms; hot flushes; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar;

    Abstract : Introduction: Hormone therapy (HT) has been considered as a safe treatment for menopausal symptoms. Use of HT increased dramatically in the 1980s and 1990s. Results from large randomized clinical trials (RCT) could, around the turn of the century, however not find evidence for long-term benefits with HT. READ MORE

  5. 3. Acupuncture treatment for hot flushes in women with breast cancer and men with prostate cancer

    Author : Jessica Frisk; Mats Hammar; Hans Hjertberg; Anna-Clara Spetz; Leif Bergkvist; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background: The group of women and men with a history of cancer and distressing hot flushes and sweating is growing. The flushes negatively affect Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), perhaps partially by disturbing sleep. Treatments that are effective, tolerable and safe need to be developed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Vasomotor symptoms in men and the role of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide

    Author : Anna-Clara Spetz; Jan-Erik Damber; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Hot flushes is a cotmnon phenomenon in women during the menopausal transition. In men treated with castration because of prostate cancer, hot flushes are probably the most cotmnon and distressing side-effect and are as common in these men as in menopausal women but the course of the flushes is unknown. READ MORE

  7. 5. Vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women : the role of acupuncture and calcitonin gene-related peptide

    Author : Yvonne Wyon; Britt-Marie Landgren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : A majority of postmenopausal women experience vasomotor symptoms, which have a significant impact on the women's quality of life. Estrogens are the treatment of choice but can for different reasons not be used by all women. There is therefore a great need for viable alternative treatments. READ MORE