Sökning: "Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine.
1. Swedish Parents of Children with Down Syndrome : A study on the initial information and support, and the subsequent daily life
Sammanfattning : In this study 165 Swedish parents of young children with Downs’s syndrome (DS) were investigated regarding their perception of the quality of the first information and support received after the birth of the child. The parents’ opinions were compared with clinical routines at the paediatric clinics regarding these issues. LÄS MER
2. Genetic factors affecting pregnancy duration in humans
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the mechanisms behind human pregnancy duration. Too short gestation is a direct cause of perinatal, neonatal, and infant mortality. Deviation from normal pregnancy length is also associated with a child's morbidity, even in the adulthood. LÄS MER
3. Self-sampling by elderly women for the detection of HPV and cervical dysplasia
Sammanfattning : In Sweden, about 30% of the cervical cancer cases occur in women older than 60 and the mortality rate is as high as about 70% in this age group. There is a lack of knowledge concerning the prevalence of infection with oncogenic types of HPV, and cervical dysplasia in women of 60 years and older. LÄS MER
4. The impact of postoperative telephone follow-up contacts on recovery after benign hysterectomy : with emphasis on health-related quality of life, postoperative symptoms, and health economics
Sammanfattning : BackgroundThe course of a postoperative recovery is important for both patient and healthcare services. Efforts to expedite and improve recovery in a safe and cost-effective manner are therefore highly desirable from the perspective of both parties. LÄS MER
5. Urban women applying for induced abortion. Studies of epidemiology, attitudes and emotional reactions
Sammanfattning : In Sweden between 32-38,000 women annually elect to terminate pregnancy by means of induced abortion, though their reasons are still not well understood. The purpose of these studies, carried out at the Department of Obstetrics and gynecology and of Community Medicine at University Hospital, Malmö, was to elucidate the incidence of induced abortion in an urban population, with special emphasis on epidemiological and socio-demographic factors, the women's attitude to abortion, and the incidence and severity of post-abortion emotional reactions. LÄS MER