Sökning: "postmenopausal symptoms"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 44 avhandlingar innehållade orden postmenopausal symptoms.

1. 1. Vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women : the role of acupuncture and calcitonin gene-related peptide

   Författare :Yvonne Wyon; Britt-Marie Landgren; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : A majority of postmenopausal women experience vasomotor symptoms, which have a significant impact on the women's quality of life. Estrogens are the treatment of choice but can for different reasons not be used by all women. There is therefore a great need for viable alternative treatments. LÄS MER

3. 2. Primary hyperparathyroidism of postmenopausal women : Prospective population-based case-control analysis on prevalence, clinical findings and treatment

   Författare :Ewa Lundgren; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; primary hyperparathyroidism; prevalence; symptoms; morbidity; and treatment; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; kirurgi;

   Sammanfattning : The need of prospective studies on prevalence, clinical features and treatment of mild primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) has been emphasised. Population-based screening was performed in 5 202 women attending screening mammography at 55-75 years of age. HPT was diagnosed in 2.1% of the women, and almost one third of them were normocalcemic. LÄS MER

4. 3. The climacteric. Management and attitudes among women and physicians

   Författare :Louise Thunell; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :climacteric; epidemiology; longitudinal; climacteric symptoms; hormone replacement therapy; attitudes; knowledge; gynecologists; postmenopausal; type 2 diabetes; hyperandrogenicity; glucose homeostasis; lipids; PAI-1;

   Sammanfattning : Aims: Paper I: To longitudinally assess the prevalence of climacteric symptoms, the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and life-style factors in the same women in 1992 (aged 46-62 years) and in 1998 (aged 52-68 years). Paper II: To study changes in (i) the prevalence of HRT use and (ii) attitudes and knowledge about the climacteric among 46-62 years old women resident in Göteborg 1992 and 1998. LÄS MER

5. 4. Experience of adjuvant treatment among postmenopausal women with breast cancer - Health-Related Quality of Life, symptom experience, stressful events and coping strategies

   Författare :Maria Browall; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Breast cancer; Postmenopausal; Health-Related Quality of Life; Overall Quality of Life; Quality of Life; Content Analysis; Daily life; Experience; Symptom exprience; Stressful events; Coping; Coping strategies;

   Sammanfattning : In Sweden, breast cancer is today the most common type of cancer among women. Of the approximately 7,059 women who developed the disease in Sweden during 2006, about 73% were postmenopausal and aged 55 or older at time of diagnosis, and about 33% were aged 70 or older. LÄS MER

7. 5. Resistance Training and Physical Activity in Postmenopausal Women : Effects on Vasomotor Symptoms, Quality of Life and Microcirculation

   Författare :Emilia Berin; Anna-Clara Spetz Holm; Mats Hammar; Lotta Lindh-Åstrand; Torbjörn Bäckström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Background  Menopause is a physiological event, but is associated with bothersome symptoms as well as physical changes that affect women’s health. About 75 % of women experience vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes and night sweats) related to menopause that often reduce quality of life. LÄS MER