Search for dissertations about: "oral contraceptive"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words oral contraceptive.
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6. On functional amenorrhoea : aetiological and epidemiological aspects with special reference to oral contraceptive treatment and anorexia nervosa
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7. Human vaginal epithelial immunity and influences of hormonal contraceptive usage
Abstract : The vagina is the port of entry for sexually transmitted diseases in women. Its epithelium constitutes the luminal border, thus comprising an important defence barrier. READ MORE
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8. Impact of Lifestyle, Hormones, and Genes on Breast Cancer
Abstract : Approximately 7000 women are diagnosed and 1500 women die from breast cancer in Sweden every year. The aim of this thesis was to study the interplay of polymorphisms, hormone levels, lifestyle, and the use of concomitant medication in relation to risk and prognosis in two cohorts: one composed of young healthy women from high-risk breast cancer families and the other of breast cancer patients from the general population. READ MORE
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9. Back pain in primary care : aspects on treatment and the possible influence of oral contraceptives
Abstract : The general objectives of this thesis were to investigate back pain in a primary-care setting, and especially to study the effect of manual treatment on pelvic-joint dysfunction, the effect of sterile-water injections on chronic, myofascial pain and the possible influence of oral contraceptives (OC) on back pain in women in the fertile ages. The effect of a single intervention with manipulation mobilisation was compared with that of massage on pelvic-joint dysfunction with regard to sick-leave, consumption of analgesic, pain and joint mobility. READ MORE
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10. Effects of combined oral contraceptives on hemostasis and biochemical risk indicators for venous thromboembolism and atherothrombosis
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