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Agneta Bergqvist
Researcher at Karolinska Institutet
Publications - 34
Citations - 3776
Agneta Bergqvist is an academic researcher from Karolinska Institutet. The author has contributed to research in topics: Endometriosis & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 34 publications receiving 3507 citations. Previous affiliations of Agneta Bergqvist include Lund University & Karolinska University Hospital.
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ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis
Stephen Kennedy,Agneta Bergqvist,Charles Chapron,Thomas D'Hooghe,Gerard A.J. Dunselman,Robert R. Greb,Lone Hummelshoj,Andrew M. Prentice,Ertan Saridogan +8 more
TL;DR: A working group was convened comprised of practising gynaecologists and experts in evidence-based medicine from Europe, as well as an endometriosis self-help group representative, and the guideline was developed and refined.
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Endometriosis and the risk of cancer with special emphasis on ovarian cancer
TL;DR: Women with endometriosis have an increased risk of some malignancies, particularly ovarian cancer, and the risk increases with early diagnosed or long-standing disease, and it is concluded that hysterectomy may have a preventive effect against ovarian cancer.
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Advances in the management of endometriosis: an update for clinicians
TL;DR: Management of endometriosis focuses on pain relief and includes medical and surgical treatment, and newer options for treatment include depot medroxyprogesterone acetate subcutaneous injection, as well as several agents under investigation that may prove to have therapeutic potential.
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Interleukin 1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α in endometriotic tissue and in endometrium
TL;DR: A significant production of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNFα in endometriotic tissue and endometrium is shown, with significant differences between the tissue types, indicating a deviating cytokine pattern.
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Subcutaneous injection of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate compared with leuprolide acetate in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain
TL;DR: Efficacy of DMPA-SC 104 was equivalent to that of leuprolide for reducing endometriosis-associated pain, with less impact on BMD and fewer hypoestrogenic side effects but more bleeding.