Department of Women's and Children's Health
The research at the Department of Women's and Children's Health deals with both basic and clinical science in women's and children's health. The research takes place in ten divisions with separate scientific profiles. The divisions vary in size and have several research groups. We are also engaged in education on both undergraduate (MD programme), specialist (paediatric nurses, midwives, physicians), and postgraduate levels.
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Anita Aperia, Bertil Hamberger, Mai-Lis Hellénius, and Sten Grillner awarded Karolinska Institutet’s Grand Silver Medal
Anita Aperia, Bertil Hamberger, Mai-Lis Hellénius, and Sten Grillner awarded Karolinska Institutet’s Grand Silver Medal
Four researchers are awarded Karolinska Institutet’s Grand Silver Medal 2019. They are given the medal for their great contributions to support KI’s activities.
Doctoral theses at KBH
Doctoral theses at KBH
Focus on birth injuries
Focus on birth injuries
Most women will sustain some injury to the genital area when giving birth; however, for some of them the problems become permanent. Helena Lindgren is researching the role of the midwife and whether better methods could reduce the risk of vaginal tearing.
Increased performance in female athletes after testosterone supplementation
Increased performance in female athletes after testosterone supplementation
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences have investigated the effects of testosterone supplementation in young athletically active women in a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The results, which are published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, show that there is a causal relationship between elevated male sex hormone levels and increased aerobic capacity in young women. There was also an increase in muscle mass but not muscle strength.
Lena Wettergren
Lena Wettergren
The research program investigates sexual and reproductive health in young adults who have undergone treatment for cancer and evaluates the effect of a self-help web-based intervention on sexual problems and fertility-related distress.
New biomarkers for childhood asthma may facilitate early diagnosis
New biomarkers for childhood asthma may facilitate early diagnosis
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have followed children who have sought emergency care for wheezing during their first years of life and found specific biomarkers that can predict the need for asthma medication several years later. The study is published in the prestigious European Respiratory Journal.