Search for dissertations about: "menstruation cycle"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words menstruation cycle.

  2. 1. Daily living and coping strategies in insulin-dependent diabetics : diagnostic reasoning in nursing

    Author : Berit Lundman; Astrid Norberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Insulin-dependent diabetes; metabolic control; daily living; coping strategies; attitudes; tedium; smoking habits; menstruation; nursing; diagnostic reasoning in nursing;

    Abstract : Within a defined geographical area, all patients, 192 in total, with insulin- dependent diabetes of at least 2 years' duration and free from long-term diabetic complications were identified. Their experiences of the influence of the disease on daily living, tedium, and smoking habits were evaluated using a questionnaire and related to metabolic control. READ MORE

  4. 2. On the biology of premenstrual dysphoria and panic disorder

    Author : Hoi-Por Ho; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; serotonin; reuptake inhibitor; estrogen; progesterone; irritability; respiration; estrus cycle; polymorphism; resident intruder model;

    Abstract : Premenstrual dysphoria (PMD) afflicts 7% of all women of fertile age, and is characterized by symptoms such as irritability, sadness, and mood swings, appearing regularly before menstruation, and being of such severity that they markedly reduce quality of life. The symptoms are dependent of sex steroids, and seem to be under the influence of serotonin, since they respond to treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs). READ MORE

  5. 3. Endothelial cells : dysfunction and repair mechanisms

    Author : Elzafir Elsheikh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Endothelial cells; endothelial progenitor cells; Wegener s granulomatosis; atherosclerosis; myocardial infarction; menstruation cycle; stromal cell-derived factor-1;

    Abstract : Endothelial cells (ECs) are crucial component of the normal vascular wall, providing an interface between the bloodstream and surrounding tissue of the blood vessel wall. Endothelial progenitors cells (EPCs) circulate in the blood and migrate to regions of the circulatory system with injured endothelium and ischemic tissues. READ MORE

  6. 4. 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

  7. 5. 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