Life Begins Here

Women's (or Reproductive) Health Across the Life Course

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Welcome

11:00 Sophia Brismar Wendel (Dept. of Women's and Children's Health) 

Welcome and framing: Why reproductive organs matter across the life course

Molecules and Physiology

11:05 Tibor Harkany (Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience)

Maternal life choices during pregnancy: a neurodevelopmental perspective

11:12 Maria Petersson (Dept. of Molecular Medicine and Surgery) 

Oxytocin, sex steroids and behavior

Clinical Reproductive Health

11:19 Helena Kopp Kallner (Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital) 

Female hormones and ADHD

11:26 Pietro Gambadauro (Dept. of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics) 

Menstrual symptoms and psychosocial wellbeing in adolescent girls

11:33 Angelica Lindén Hirschberg (Dept. of Women's and Children's Health) 

Menopause: from physiology to health consequences

Reproductive Health, Disease and Society

11:40 Anna Kågesten (Dept. of Global Public Health) 

Adolescent pregnancy: rights and realities

11:47 Katja Wyss (Dept. of Medicine, Solna) 

Malaria in pregnancy

11:54 Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg (Dept. of Oncology-Pathology) 

Cancer, fertility and reproductive futures

Panel Discussion

12:01 Moderator: Sophia Brismar Wendel

  • Which reproductive health challenge is currently most neglected in research and healthcare?
  • What opportunities exist for collaboration across KI North to improve reproductive health across the life course?

Closing Remarks

12:16 Sophia Brismar Wendel

Key take-home messages and next steps

Organizer

Sophia Brismar Wendel

Sophia Brismar Wendel

Professor/Senior Physician
Content reviewer:
Marie Lind
27-08-2026