Showing papers by "Annsofie Adolfsson published in 2010"
TL;DR: Quality of life in men seems more negatively affected by involuntary infertility than reported in earlier studies.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare quality of life in men and women who had in vitro fertilization (IVF) within the Swedish public health system 4-5.5 years previously, either unsuccessfully and were subsequently living without children, or successfully, having children aged 4-5.5 years. These groups were compared to a control group of men and women with children born at the same time as in the successful group.DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.SETTING: Reproductive Unit, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.SAMPLE: Twenty-six men and 37 women in the unsuccessful group, 135 men and 154 women in the successful group and 93 men and 118 women in the control group.METHODS: Questionnaire study. The respective gender differences were studied in the control and study groups.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Psychological general well-being (PGWB), sense of coherence (SOC), experience of infertility, demographic-socio-economic, and health characteristics.RESULTS: Men in the unsuccessful IVF group scored lower in total PGWB and SOC indices than the successful group men. They reported more depression, lower PGWB and lower SOC than the control group men. Women in the unsuccessful IVF group reported more anxiety, depression, and lower SOC than the successful group women and more depression and lower SOC indices than control group women. Men and women in the unsuccessful IVF group did not differ in any of the parameters. Men in the successful IVF group had higher PGWB, less signs of depression and more self-confidence than women in that group.CONCLUSION: Quality of life in men seems more negatively affected by involuntary infertility than reported in earlier studies.
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TL;DR: Women's experience of grief after miscarriage is similar to general grief after death, and women with miscarriage fulfill the criteria for having normal grief, irrespective of whether or not the women were primiparous, younger, or had suffered a first miscarriage.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Grief is a normal phenomenon but showing great variation depending on cultural and personal features. Bonanno and Kaltman have nonetheless proposed five aspects of normal grief. The aim ...
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TL;DR: Thirteen in-depth interviews with women about their experiences of miscarriage were interpreted with respect to Heidegger’s “Being and Time”, revealing that the women believed that only women who had experienced their own miscarriages were able to fully understand this complex womanly experience.
Abstract: Much has been written about measuring the feelings and impressions of women regarding their experience of miscarriage According to the existential philosopher Heidegger life experiences such as th
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TL;DR: The proposed solution is to offer an appointment with a gynecologist during regular office hours after consultation with the patient’s midwife to women experiencing symptoms and who are concerned with the viability of their pregnancy.
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide better organization and more efficient use of resources within the health care system in order to identify women with nonviable pregnancy earlier i ...
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TL;DR: Women need confirmation of their premonitions of a missed miscarriage so that a diagnosis can be made as early as possible in their pregnancy.
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TL;DR: The prevalence of BV in the population on the Åland Islands during a 15‐year period is shown to be about the same as that in the rest of the world.
Abstract: The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence and age distribution of bacterial vaginosis (BV) during an observation period of 15 years in a population study with cross-sectional samples of adult women living on the Aland Islands. The Aland Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea and are a province of Finland. Every fifth year, specific age groups in the adult female population are invited to participate in a screening program for early diagnosis of cervical cancer using a papanicolaou (PAP)-stained vaginal smear. Women in the age groups of 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60 years are called each year. BV diagnosis of the PAP-stained smears uses the classification according to Nugent. The PAP-stained smears from the screening program of cervical cancer 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008 were used in this study. A total of 3456 slides were investigated and 271 women could be followed for the 15-year observation period. The prevalence of BV declined from 15.6% in 1993 to 8.6% in 2008. The highest prevalence occurred among the age groups of 35 and 50 years. Among the 271 women who could be followed for the 15-year observation period, two-third showed normal/intermediate flora and one-third were infected with BV at least once. As this is a cross-sectional population study spanning 15 years, the prevalence of BV in the female adult population of the Aland Islands can be estimated. The prevalence has declined between 1993 and 2008 from 15.6% to 8.6%.
15 citations
01 Jan 2010
TL;DR: This research, based on data from 3 phenomenological investigations conducted with 42 women from diverse geographical locations, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds offers a theoretical framework for addressing miscarriage in clinical practice and research.
Abstract: Confronting the inevitable : a conceptual model of miscarriage for use in clinical practice and research
6 citations