Sökning: "Contraceptive methods"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 61 avhandlingar innehållade orden Contraceptive methods.

  1. 11. The Work of Contracepting : Young people's experiences and practices with contraceptives in Sweden

    Författare :Marie Larsson; Sociologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contraceptives; Contraception; Work; Pregnancy prevention; STI prevention; Young people; Sweden; Relationality; Feminist theory; Technoscience; Qualitative methods; Preventivmedel; Preventivmetoder; Arbete; Graviditetsprevention; STI prevention; unga vuxna; Sverige; relationellt perspektiv; feministisk teori; Teknovetenskap; kvalitativa metoder;

    Sammanfattning : Contraception is a complex phenomenon with differing meanings, expressions, and materialities depending on its historical, social, and cultural context. In this thesis, I depart from the conceptualisation of contraception as the prevention of both pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and I name these practices through the collective term of contracepting. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Coming of Contraceptive Age: An Interdiciplinary Analysis of Hormonal Contraceptives and Mental Health

    Författare :Sofia Zettermark; Socialepidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary; Social Epidemiology; Gender Studies; Hormonal Contraceptives; Reproductive Justice; Intersectionality;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis emanates from the discursive gap between a medical discourse andexperience-driven knowledges in mental health aspects of hormonal contraceptives.The tensions and fractures between a medical discourse focusing on contraceptiveeffectiveness and largely refuting any significant adverse outcomes, and experiencebasednarratives of commonplace detrimental, or at least unwelcome and unpleasant,mental health effects, is apparent. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Contraceptive counseling and use with a focus on migrant women in Sweden

    Författare :Karin Emtell Iwarsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : INTRODUCTION: Sweden has a high unmet need of contraception resulting in high rates of induced abortions compared with other Northern European countries. The highest abortion rates are seen among women 25-29 years of age. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Simplifying Reproductive Health in Low-Resource Settings : Access to medical abortion and contraceptive choice, the importance of gendered structures in Rajasthan

    Författare :Mandira Paul; Marie Klingberg-Allvin; Birgitta Essén; Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson; Johanne Sundby; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medical abortion; Contraception; Access; Simplified; Gender; Sexual and reproductive health and rights; India; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Sammanfattning : India introduced family planning in the ‘50s, legalized abortion in the ‘70s, and accomplished a remarkable drop in maternal mortality and fertility since 1990. Nevertheless, abortions account for a large proportion of maternal deaths, and sterilization is the most frequently used contraception. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Allopregnanolone effects in women : clinical studies in relation to the menstrual cycle, premenstrual dysphoric disorder and oral contraceptive use

    Författare :Erika Timby; Marie Bixo; Torbjörn Bäckström; Anna-Carin N Wihlbäck; C Neill Epperson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Allopregnanolone; GABAA receptor; menstrual cycle; premenstrual dysphoric disorder; saccadic eye velocity; oral contraceptives; hypothalamic amenorrhea;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) affects 3–8% of women in fertile ages. Combined oral contraceptives (OCs) are widely used and some users experience adverse mood effects. The cyclicity of PMDD symptoms coincides with increased endogenous levels of allopregnanolone after ovulation. LÄS MER