Search for dissertations about: "postmenopausal symptoms"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words postmenopausal symptoms.

  2. 11. Mammographic breast density and postmenopausal hormone therapy

    Author : Eva Lundström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Mammographic breast density; mammography; menopause; hormone therapy; tibolone; low dose intrauterine progestogen; Syndecan-1.;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy among women in the western world. More than one million women are estimated to be diagnosed with the disease every year. The breast is a target organ for sex steroids and hormonal treatments have been found to increase the risk for breast cancer. READ MORE

  4. 12. Allopregnanolone and mood : studies of postmenopausal women during treatment with progesterone

    Author : Lotta Andréen; Torbjörn Bäckström; Viveca Odlind; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Obstetrics and gynaecology; Progesterone; Allopregnanolone; GABA; mood; bimodal; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar;

    Abstract : Introduction. Allopregnanolone and pregnanolone (neuroactive metabolites of progesterone) act as positive modulators of the GABAA receptor system which is the major inhibitory system in CNS. Contradictory results on the effect of GABAA receptor modulators are reported. READ MORE

  5. 13. Postmenopausal disorders with special reference to urinary incontinence : An epidemiological, experimental and clinical study

    Author : Åsa Stenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : A cross-sectional study of the whole female population of ages 61, 71 and 81 years in a defined part of Sweden was undertaken to investigate the prevalence and severity of postmenopausal symptoms, especially lower genital tract disorders, and to relate their symptoms to reported oestrogen replacement therapy (ERT) (studies I and II). A new substance for endoscopic treatment of urinary incontinence, dextranomers in hyaluronan, (DiHA), was monitored experimentally in terms of tissue reaction, volume changes, DNA changes (study III), and possible migration of particles to distant organs (study IV). READ MORE

  6. 14. Diagnostic and Prognostic Evaluation in Postmenopausal Women with Signs and Symptoms of Unstable Coronary Artery Disease

    Author : Kåge Säfström; Mikael Dellborg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major cause of death in both men and women in the western world. The majority of studies undertaken to evaluate diagnostic methods, risk stratification and treatment of CAD, have been performed on men. READ MORE

  7. 15. The effect of sex hormones on hemostasis and cardiovascular riskfactors in postmenopausal women

    Author : Ulla Pripp; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Postmenopausal women; cardiovascular risk factors; hemostasis; ambulatory blood pressure; angina pectoris; HRT;

    Abstract : The influence of cardiac riskfactors and sex hormones on hemostasis were studied in healthy women (n=260) in Study I. Body mass Index (BMI), dyslipidemia, surgical menopause, smoking and years since menopause were associated with an increase of 28% in fibrinogen levels. BMI, total cholesterol (tot. chol. READ MORE