Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson

OBJECTIVE: Vaginal bromocriptine significantly reduces heavy menstrual bleeding and pain in women with diffuse adenomyosis. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate whether imaging findings of adenomyosis, as assessed by transvaginal ult…

(Abstracted from Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2019;98:1341–1350) Animal models suggest that increased uterine prolactin concentration is a risk factor for adenomyosis. Prolactin is produced in the human endometrium, myometrium, and the pituita…

The study aimed to investigate if assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment or a diagnosis of infertility were associated with the risk of ovarian cancer or borderline ovarian tumors (BOT) in parous women. In a population-based regis…

An update on the current state of endometrial cell therapies in terms of cell types, mechanisms of action, delivery, safety, regulatory frameworks and future perspectives. This review focuses on clinical trials using angiogenesis-promoting …

RESEARCH QUESTION: Women with endometriosis are considered to be at higher risk of several chronic diseases, such as autoimmune disorders, gynaecological cancers, asthma/atopic diseases and cardiovascular and inflammatory bowel diseases. Co…

INTRODUCTION: Adenomyosis is a benign uterine disease where endometrial glands and stroma are found within the myometrium surrounded by an area of hypertrophic myometrium. Symptomatology includes heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pain. Th…

Endometriosis is a common disease with severe impact on quality of life but its etiology is still poorly understood and diagnosis and adequate treatment is frequently delayed. In this theme issue of AOGS we have included reviews and origina…

STUDY QUESTION: Does the methylation status of the promoter region of the HOXA10 gene differ in eutopic and ectopic endometrium? SUMMARY ANSWER: The eutopic endometrium in women with endometriosis is significantly more methylated when comp…

For a long time there has been uncertainty in how to classify and categorize abnormal bleeding from the uterus. The old terms of menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, menometrorrhagia have lingered on and there will be those who do not know how these …

Advancement in the field of ART has lead to the possibility of achieving good quality embryos. However, the success rate in ART needs further improvement. This is largely dependent on identifying the receptive endometrium for the successful…

This chapter presents a case study of a 42 year old female (Alison), who suffered from heavy painful periods. Alison's situation is far from unusual for this age group, where the risk of relationship breakdown is high. It is apparent that A…

STUDY QUESTION: Is it possible to replicate the previously identified genetic association of four single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs12700667, rs7798431, rs1250248 and rs7521902, with endometriosis in a Caucasian population? SUMMARY…

BACKGROUND: Cell properties, such as attachment, adhesion and invasion, are important for the normal function of the endometrium. However, it is believed that the same properties may also be involved in the development of gynaecological dis…

The levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS), originally designed for long-term contraceptive use, has been on the Scandinavian market for approximately 20 years. Novel clinical indications for the LNG-IUS, derived mainly from investiga…

The aim of this pilot case-control study was to measure nitric oxide (NO) gas in air incubated in a catheter balloon in the uterus of healthy women and patients with pelvic inflammatory disease, to determine the optimal time of incubation a…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common benign gynaecological disease. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and ovarian cancer. Recent genome-wide association studies of ovarian cancer have identified s…

This study investigates the association of rheumatoid arthritis-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms in endometriosis. We found an association of CCL21 (rs2812378) and HLA-DRB1 (rs660895) with moderate to severe endometriosis.

Introduction: Endometriosis, defined as the growth of endometrial tissue outside \nthe uterine cavity is a common gynaecological disorder affecting 10-15% \nof women in their reproductive years. It is a major clinical problem causing in- \n…

This study reports on anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in serum and follicular fluid (FF) in relation to inflammatory parameters in women with and without endometriosis undergoing IVF. Serum and FF samples were obtained from 72 women, with (n =…