Sökning: "dyspareunia"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade ordet dyspareunia.

  1. 11. Chronic pain related to childbirth : Prevalence, characteristics, women's experiences about its impact and support from healthcare

    Författare :Beata Molin; Susanne Georgsson; Anna Sand; Anna-Karin Berger; Sofia Zwedberg; Linda Vixner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sophiahemmet Högskola; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Pregnancy and labour often entail pain and tissue damage, which may lead to the development of chronic pain. Globally, chronic pain, defined as pain that persists after three months, is a leading cause of lasting suffering and disability. If pain is not timely diagnosed and adequately treated it can become a chronic condition. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Human papilloma virus : association with vulvovaginitis and genital intra-epithelial neoplasia

    Författare :Elisabeth Bodén; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : In many women with gynecological complaints such as itching, burning, discharge, and fissures causing dyspareunia, examination of the vulvovaginal mucosa reveals hyperkeratotic and papillomatous changes. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique revealed 64% of such lesions to harbour Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)- DNA, whereas Southern blot (SB) technique showed 50% to be positive for HPV- DNA. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome : pathophysiology of the vestibular mucosa

    Författare :Nina Bohm-Starke; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome; immunohistochemistry; QST; COX 2; NOS; laser Doppler perfusion imaging; intraepithelial nerve fibres; pain thresholds; sensory stimulation.;

    Sammanfattning : Objective: The main purpose of the study was to survey possible pathophysiological changes of the vestibular mucosa in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome with regard to the clinical findings of superficial dyspareunia and mucosal erythema. Methods: Biopsies analysed with immunohistochemistry were used to study the morphology, distribution and neuropeptide content of the peripheral nerves, and the microvascularisation of the vestibular mucosa. LÄS MER

  5. 14. New approaches to treat women’s urogenital problems

    Författare :Shahla Hamza Al-Saqi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Women’s urogenital problems adversely affect their quality of life. In this thesis, I address tw oof such urogenital problems: namely, postmenopausal vaginal atrophy (VA) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). LÄS MER

  7. 15. Transvaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse : clinical and histological aspects

    Författare :Caroline Elmér; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The objectives of this thesis were to assess the objective, clinical, and sexual outcomes after transvaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse using a trocar guided mesh kit, to ascertain the vaginal in vivo histological inflammatory response to large mesh, and to identify possible risk factors associated with exposures after transvaginal mesh surgery. A prospective multicenter cohort study was performed between June 2006 and March 2007 throughout 26 clinics in the Nordic countries. LÄS MER