Sökning: "hyperandrogenicity"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade ordet hyperandrogenicity.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Studies of hyperandrogenicity and the metabolic syndrome in premenopausal women

    Författare :Fariba Baghaei; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :androgens; SHBG; HPA axis; abdominal obesity; insulin; HDL; metabolic syndrome; ovarian volume; PCOS; polymorphism; genetics; androgen receptor; estrogen receptor; aromatase;

    Sammanfattning : An androgenic sex hormone profile appears to be a typical feature of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and a powerful risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes in women. The causes of relative hyperandrogenicity (HA) are not clearly defined. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Hormonal programming and adrenal function. Studies in children and in a rat model

    Författare :Jovanna Dahlgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Children; cortisol; dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; small for gestational age; short stature; cytokines; dexamethasone; insulin sensitivity; androgenization;

    Sammanfattning : Prenatal events during specific time windows have been found to be followed by permanent changes affecting neuroendocrine, so called programming. Undernutrition, placental dysfunction or maternal stress, are apparent examples of such stimuli. LÄS MER