Search for dissertations about: "menstrual cycle"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 93 swedish dissertations containing the words menstrual cycle.

  2. 11. von Willebrand disease in women : heavy menstrual bleeding and obstetrical bleeding

    Author : Igor Govorov; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Von Willebrand disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder worldwide with a prevalence, reaching 1% of general population. vWD is equally distributed between genders. However, vWD-affected females experience specific hemostatic challenges during menstruation and childbirth. READ MORE

  4. 12. Plasma progesterone levels during ovulation and the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy, measured by a rapid competitive protein binding technique

    Author : Elof D. B. Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  5. 13. Reproductive aspects of the protein C system in women

    Author : Margareta Wramsby; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Hypercoagulation; Factor V Leiden; APC resistance; Protein C inhibitor; Recurrent abortions; Menstrual cycle; Pregnancy; Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation.;

    Abstract : Of great importance to the reproductive system in women are the activating and inhibiting factors which maintain haemostatic balance. These play a prominent role in the prevention of abnormal bleeding, at ovulation as well as during menstruation, pregnancy and delivery. The coagulation cascade is primarily down regulated by the protein C system. READ MORE

  6. 14. Effects of combined oral contraceptives on hemostasis and biochemical risk indicators for venous thromboembolism and atherothrombosis

    Author : Marianne van Rooijen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Combined oral contraceptives; emergency contraception; menstrual cycle; ethinylestradiol; levonorgestrel; desogestrel; lipoproteins; hemostasis; risk indicators; APC resistance; SHBG;

    Abstract : Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are one of the most common contraceptive methods in the world. Already a few years after their introduction, in the early 1960s, case reports were published showing associations between use of COCs and venous and arterial thromboembolism. READ MORE

  7. 15. Molecular mechanisms involved in the growth of human uterine leiomyomas

    Author : Xuxia Wu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Human uterine leiomyomas; myometrium; the menstrual cycle; estrogen; progesterone; cellular proliferation; apoptosis; oncogene; growth factor; growth factor receptor.;

    Abstract : Human uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) are benign neoplasms arising from uterine smooth muscle cells, and are suggested to be sex steroid dependent. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which sex steroids, mainly estrogen and progesterone, influence the growth of Ieiomyomas. READ MORE