Nina Bohm-Starke

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Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2023;24(8):1415-1422

The Association Between Immune-Related Conditions Across the Life-Course and Provoked Vulvodynia.

Harlow BL; Coleman CM; Mühlrad H; Yan J; Linnros E; Lu D; Fox MP; Bohm-Starke N
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):6242

Health economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial (EMBLA study), an internet-based treatment for provoked vulvodynia.

Hess Engström A; Bohm-Starke N; Buhrman M; Högberg U; Skalkidou A; Lagenskiöld S
Article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2022;19(11):1670-1679

Botulinum Toxin A for Provoked Vestibulodynia: 12 Months' Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Haraldson P; Mühlrad H; Heddini U; Nilsson K; Bohm-Starke N
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):17402

Interpregnancy interval and maternal and neonatal morbidity: a nationwide cohort study.

Mühlrad H; Björkegren E; Haraldson P; Bohm-Starke N; Kopp Kallner H; Brismar Wendel S
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2022;33:100756

Experiences of internet-based treatment for vulvodynia: A qualitative study.

Hess Engström A; Bohm-Starke N; Kullinger M; Högberg U; Buhrman M; Skalkidou A; Widarsson M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY. 2022;272:166-172

Delivery mode and severe maternal and neonatal morbidity among singleton term breech births: A population-based cohort study.

Fuxe V; Brismar Wendel S; Bohm-Starke N; Mühlrad H
Journal article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2022;19(5):789-808

Treatment of Provoked Vulvodynia: A Systematic Review.

Bohm-Starke N; Ramsay KW; Lytsy P; Nordgren B; Sjöberg I; Moberg K; Flink I
Journal article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2022;19(2):319-330

Internet-based Treatment for Vulvodynia (EMBLA) - A Randomized Controlled Study.

Hess Engström A; Bohm-Starke N; Kullinger M; Hesselman S; Högberg U; Buhrman M; Skalkidou A
Article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2022;19(2):319-330

Internet-based Treatment for Vulvodynia (EMBLA) - A Randomized Controlled Study.

Hess Engström A; Bohm-Starke N; Kullinger M; Hesselman S; Högberg U; Buhrman M; Skalkidou A
Article: JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH. 2021;30(6):799-806

Early Life Health in Women with Provoked Vestibulodynia and/or Vaginismus.

Mühlrad H; Haraldson P; Harlow BL; Anell Olofsson M; Bohm-Starke N
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2020;136(3):524-532

Botulinum Toxin A as a Treatment for Provoked Vestibulodynia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Haraldson P; Mühlrad H; Heddini U; Nilsson K; Bohm-Starke N
Article: NATURE REVIEWS DISEASE PRIMERS. 2020;6(1):36

Vulvodynia.

Bergeron S; Reed BD; Wesselmann U; Bohm-Starke N
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(9):e0238428

Anti-biofilm activity of chlorhexidine digluconate against Candida albicans vaginal isolates.

Alvendal C; Mohanty S; Bohm-Starke N; Brauner A
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2019;58(8):1107-1115

Sex steroid hormone receptor expression in the vaginal wall in cervical cancer survivors after radiotherapy.

Hofsjö A; Bohm-Starke N; Bergmark K; Masironi B; Sahlin L
Article: JOURNAL OF LOWER GENITAL TRACT DISEASE. 2019;23(1):33-38

Expression of Psoriasin in Human Papillomavirus-Induced Cervical High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions.

Alvendal C; Kamolvit W; Wagner S; Brauner A; Bohm-Starke N
Article: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM. 2018;96(6):537-545

Psoriasin, a novel anti-Candida albicans adhesin.

Brauner A; Alvendal C; Chromek M; Stopsack KH; Ehrström S; Schröder JM; Bohm-Starke N
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2018;57(3):338-345

Radiotherapy for cervical cancer - impact on the vaginal epithelium and sexual function.

Hofsjö A; Bergmark K; Blomgren B; Jahren H; Bohm-Starke N
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2017;56(5):661-666

Radiotherapy-induced vaginal fibrosis in cervical cancer survivors.

Hofsjö A; Bohm-Starke N; Blomgren B; Jahren H; Steineck G; Bergmark K
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2017;96(3):295-301

Elevated nitric oxide in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis - association with clinical findings.

Alvendal C; Ehrström S; Brauner A; Lundberg JO; Bohm-Starke N
Article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2014;11(12):3064-3071

Serotonin receptor gene (5HT-2A) polymorphism is associated with provoked vestibulodynia and comorbid symptoms of pain.

Heddini U; Bohm-Starke N; Grönbladh A; Nyberg F; Nilsson KW; Johannesson U
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2014;5(1):10-16

A118G polymorphism in the μ-opioid receptor gene and levels of β-endorphin are associated with provoked vestibulodynia and pressure pain sensitivity.

Heddini U; Johannesson U; Grönbladh A; Nyberg F; Nilsson KW; Bohm-Starke N
Article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2013;10(1):83-93

Standard operating procedures for female genital sexual pain.

Fugl-Meyer KS; Bohm-Starke N; Damsted Petersen C; Fugl-Meyer A; Parish S; Giraldi A
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2012;8:68

GCH1-polymorphism and pain sensitivity among women with provoked vestibulodynia.

Heddini U; Bohm-Starke N; Grönbladh A; Nyberg F; Nilsson KW; Johannesson U
Article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2012;9(5):1400-1406

Provoked vestibulodynia--medical factors and comorbidity associated with treatment outcome.

Heddini U; Bohm-Starke N; Nilsson KW; Johannesson U
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2010;89(12):1504-1510

Medical and physical predictors of localized provoked vulvodynia.

Bohm-Starke N
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2009;30(1):73-79

Chronic stress in women with localised provoked vulvodynia.

Ehrström S; Kornfeld D; Rylander E; Bohm-Starke N
Article: JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH. 2008;45(4):378-385

Combined physical and psychosexual therapy for provoked vestibulodynia-an evaluation of a multidisciplinary treatment model.

Backman H; Widenbrant M; Bohm-Starke N; Dahlof L-G
Article: JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. 2008;53(2):83-89

Surgery for localized, provoked vestibulodynia: a long-term follow-up study.

Bohm-Starke N; Rylander E
Article: CONTRACEPTION. 2007;76(4):319-325

Steroid receptor expression in the vulvar vestibular mucosa--effects of oral contraceptives and menstrual cycle.

Johannesson U; Sahlin L; Masironi B; Rylander E; Bohm-Starke N
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. 2007;157(3):487-493

The vulval vestibular mucosa-morphological effects of oral contraceptives and menstrual cycle.

Johannesson U; Blomgren B; Hilliges M; Rylander E; Bohm-Starke N
Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2007;23(7):598-604

The result of treatment on vestibular and general pain thresholds in women with provoked vestibulodynia.

Bohm-Starke N; Brodda-Jansen G; Linder J; Danielsson I
Article: PAIN. 2007;130(1-2):31-39

Evidence of diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC) elicited by cold noxious stimulation in patients with provoked vestibulodynia.

Johannesson U; de Boussard CN; Brodda Jansen G; Bohm-Starke N
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2006;85(11):1360-1367

EMG biofeedback versus topical lidocaine gel: a randomized study for the treatment of women with vulvar vestibulitis.

Danielsson I; Torstensson T; Brodda-Jansen G; Bohm-Starke N
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2001;98(6):1067-1074

Increased blood flow and erythema in the posterior vestibular mucosa in vulvar vestibulitis(1).

Bohm-Starke N; Hilliges M; Blomgren B; Falconer C; Rylander E
Article: PAIN. 2001;94(2):177-183

Psychophysical evidence of nociceptor sensitization in vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

Bohm-Starke N; Hilliges M; Brodda-Jansen G; Rylander E; Torebjörk E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2001;80(7):638-644

The expression of cyclooxygenase 2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase indicates no active inflammation in vulvar vestibulitis.

Bohm-Starke N; Falconer C; Rylander E; Hilliges M
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2001;98(7):718

[Vulvar vestibulitis is not necessarily confusing].

Bohm-Starke N; Rylander E
Article: GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION. 1999;48(4):270-275

Neurochemical characterization of the vestibular nerves in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

Bohm-Starke N; Hilliges M; Falconer C; Rylander E
Article: GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION. 1998;46(4):256-260

Increased intraepithelial innervation in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

Bohm-Starke N; Hilliges M; Falconer C; Rylander E
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Review: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2022;19(5):789-808

Treatment of Provoked Vulvodynia: A Systematic Review.

Bohm-Starke N; Ramsay KW; Lytsy P; Nordgren B; Sjöberg I; Moberg K; Flink I
Review: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2010;7(1 Pt 2):615-631

Women's sexual pain disorders.

van Lankveld JJDM; Granot M; Weijmar Schultz WCM; Binik YM; Wesselmann U; Pukall CF; Bohm-Starke N; Achtrari C
Published conference paper: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2008;198(3):311.e1-311.e6

Steroid receptor expression and morphology in provoked vestibulodynia.

Johannesson U; Sahlin L; Masironi B; Hilliges M; Blomgren B; Rylander E; Bohm-Starke N
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. 2004;49(11):888-892

Decreased mechanical pain threshold in the vestibular mucosa of women using oral contraceptives: a contributing factor in vulvar vestibulitis?

Bohm-Starke N; Johannesson U; Hilliges M; Rylander E; Torebjörk E
Review: MICRON. 2004;35(5):319-329

A computerised, unbiased method for epithelial measurement.

Blomgren B; Johannesson U; Bohm-Starke N; Falconer C; Hilliges M
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2000;97(43):4832-4836

[Vulvar vestibulitis is a condition with diffuse etiology].

Bohm-Starke N; Rylander E

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Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2024

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2008
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2001
University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1990

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