Search for dissertations about: "repeated spontaneous abortion"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words repeated spontaneous abortion.

  2. 1. Spontaneous abortion : risk factors and measurement of exposures

    Author : Lena George; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Case-control study; caffeine; cotinine; environmental tobacco smoke; epidemiology; fetal karyotype; folate; maternal smoking; pregnancy; repeated spontaneous abortion; risk assessment; smoking cessation; spontaneous abortion; validation study;

    Abstract : The overall objectives of this thesis were to increase the understanding of the etiology of spontaneous abortion and repeated spontaneous abortion, and to evaluate possibilities of exposure assessment during pregnancy. Data from a Swedish population-based case-control study of spontaneous abortion, performed in Uppsala County 1996-98, formed the base for the three first studies of the thesis. READ MORE

  4. 2. Unsafe abortion in Tanzania : an empathetic approach to improve post-abortion quality of care

    Author : Vibeke Rasch; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Abortion; contraceptive acceptance; induced; longitudinal; magnitude; unsafe; Tanzania.;

    Abstract : Background: Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem throughout the world, leading to high levels of maternal morbidity and mortality. To address the problem of unsafe abortion, there is need of reliable data that document the magnitude of the problem and describe the population at risk. READ MORE

  5. 3. Studies on antibodies against phospholipids

    Author : Leopold Årfors; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Antiphospholipid syndrome; anticardiolipin antibodies; lupus anticoagulants; platelets; platelet activation; complement activation; endothelial cells; thromboxane; prostacyclin; acetylsalicylic acid.;

    Abstract : The main clinical features of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) are arterial and venous thrombosis, repeated spontaneous abortions and thrombocytopenia. Diagnosed concomitant with an underlying disease the designation is secondary APLS; otherwise primary APLS. READ MORE