Search for dissertations about: "localized provoked vulvodynia"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words localized provoked vulvodynia.

  2. 1. Internet-based treatment for vulvodynia

    Author : Andrea Hess Engström; Alkistis Skalkidou; Ulf Högberg; Merit Kullinger; Margareta Widarsson; Ida Flink; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Vulvodynia; provoked vulvodynia; vestibulodynia; internet-based treatment; acceptance and commitment therapy;

    Abstract : Localized provoked vulvodynia is the most common cause of sexual pain and most often affects women between 20 and 30 years old. The etiology of provoked vulvodynia remains unclear, but an interplay of biomedical and psychosocial mechanisms is believed to contribute to the onset. READ MORE

  4. 2. Aspects on chronic stress and glucose metabolism in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis and in women with localized provoked vulvodynia

    Author : Sophia Ehrström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis; localized provoked vulvodynia ; vulvar vestibulitis syndrome; Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal-axis; salivary cortisol; chronic stress; morning awakening cortisol; oral glucose tolerance testing; glucose in vaginal secretions; plasma glucose; body mass index;

    Abstract : Objective: To evaluate the degree of stress in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) and in women with localized provoked vulvodynia (LPV) (former vulvar vestibulitis syndrome) compared with controls. To measure the change of glucose in plasma and in vaginal secretions during oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) in women with RVVC, and in healthy control subjects. READ MORE

  5. 3. Health, obstetric outcomes and reproduction in women with vulvar pain or primary fear of childbirth

    Author : Louise Möller; Gunilla Sydsjö; Ann Josefsson; Caroline Lilliecreutz; Malin Eberhard-Gran; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Fear of childbirth (FOC) is common and affects approximately 5-20 % of all pregnant women. FOC is associated with giving birth by caesarean section on maternal request (CSMR). The rate of caesarean sections (CS) and CSMR has increased during the last decades. READ MORE