Ellika Andolf

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Ellika Andolf was appointed Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital in 2012. Her research deals with the connection between pregnancy complications, such as high blood pressure and preeclampsia, and disease development later in life. She has also taken an interest in various aspects of caesarean delivery.

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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):16427
A follow-up cohort study on the risk of prediabetes, comparing women with previous preeclamptic or normotensive pregnancies
Moller LB; Bladh MK; Brismar K; Palm K; Andolf EG
Article: CELL METABOLISM. 2023;35(5):807-820.e5
Biological age is increased by stress and restored upon recovery
Poganik JR; Zhang B; Baht GS; Tyshkovskiy A; Deik A; Kerepesi C; Yim SH; Lu AT; Haghani A; Gong T; Hedman AM; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Clish CB; Horvath S; White JP; Gladyshev VN
Article: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2023;26(5):639-648
Economic Evaluation of Elective Cesarean Section on Maternal Request Compared With Planned Vaginal Birth-Application to Swedish Setting Using National Registry Data
Berg J; Kallen K; Andolf E; Hellstrom-Westas L; Ekeus C; Alvan J; Vitols S
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;215(Pt 2):114364
Ambient air pollution and inflammation-related proteins during early childhood
He S; Klevebro S; Baldanzi G; Pershagen G; Lundberg B; Eneroth K; Hedman AM; Andolf E; Almqvist C; Bottai M; Melen E; Gruzieva O
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):9080
Development of gut microbiota during the first 2 years of life
Wernroth M-L; Peura S; Hedman AM; Hetty S; Vicenzi S; Kennedy B; Fall K; Svennblad B; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Theorell-Haglow J; Nguyen D; Sayols-Baixeras S; Dekkers KF; Bertilsson S; Almqvist C; Dicksved J; Fall T
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2021;27:100581
"An Undesired Life Event": A retrospective interview study of Swedish women's experiences of Caesarean Section in the 1970s and 1980s."
Sahlin M; Wiklund I; Andolf E; Lofgren M; Carlander A-KK
Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2021;36(1):248-259
DNA methylation differences at birth after conception through ART
Tobi EW; Almqvist C; Hedman A; Andolf E; Holte J; Olofsson JI; Wramsby H; Wramsby M; Pershagen G; Heijmans BT; Iliadou AN
Article: REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES. 2021;28(1):218-227
Association of Maternal DNA Methylation and Offspring Birthweight
Rahimabad PK; Arshad SH; Holloway JW; Mukherjee N; Hedman A; Gruzieva O; Andolf E; Kere J; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Jiang Y; Chen S; Karmaus W
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):17819
Longitudinal plasma inflammatory proteome profiling during pregnancy in the Born into Life study
Hedman AM; Lundholm C; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Fall T; Almqvist C
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;205(8):2109-2116
Antibodies against Phosphorylcholine and Malondialdehyde during the First Two Years of Life
Thiagarajan D; Lundstrom SL; Pershagen G; Malmros CA; Andolf E; Hedman A; Berg O; Oparina N; Frostegard J
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2020;127(9):1090-1099
Prior placental bed disorders and later dementia: a retrospective Swedish register-based cohort study
Andolf E; Bladh M; Moller L; Sydsjo G
Article: EPIGENETICS INSIGHTS. 2020;13:2516865720930701
Paternal DNA Methylation May Be Associated With Gestational Age at Birth
Luo R; Mukherjee N; Chen S; Jiang Y; Arshad SH; Holloway JW; Hedman A; Gruzieva O; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Karmaus WJJ
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):19025
Oral Microbiota Development in Early Childhood
Kennedy B; Peura S; Hammar U; Vicenzi S; Hedman A; Almqvist C; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Dicksved J; Bertilsson S; Fall T
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FRHU
Nationella kurser och specialistexamen i obstetrik och gynekologi.
Andolf E; Brynhildsen J
Article: CLINICAL LABORATORY. 2019;65(7):1293-1297
Reference Intervals for Fecal Calprotectin in Pregnant Women Using a Particle Enhanced Turbidimetric Assay
Fall T; Hedman A; Pershagen G; Andolf E; Almqvist C; Helmersson-Karlqvist J; Larsson A
Article: EPIGENETICS INSIGHTS. 2019;12:2516865719867090
DNA Methylation Trajectories During Pregnancy
Gruzieva O; Merid SK; Chen S; Mukherjee N; Hedman AM; Almqvist C; Andolf E; Jiang Y; Kere J; Scheynius A; Soderhall C; Ullemar V; Karmaus W; Melen E; Arshad SH; Pershagen G
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2018;107(6):1003-1010
Limited association between markers of stress during pregnancy and fetal growth in 'Born into Life', a new prospective birth cohort.
Smew AI; Hedman AM; Chiesa F; Ullemar V; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C
Article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2018;36(4):857-866
Cardiac function, myocardial mechano-energetic efficiency, and ventricular-arterial coupling in normal pregnancy
Iacobaeus C; Andolf E; Thorsell M; Bremme K; Ostlund E; Kahan T
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2018;51(3):361-367
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A is positively correlated with first-trimester skin microvascular reactivity
Iacobaeus C; Kahan T; Jorneskog G; Bremme K; Andolf E; Thorsell M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION. 2018;78(1-2):120-124
Normal values for calprotectin in stool samples of infants from the population-based longitudinal born into life study.
Peura S; Fall T; Almqvist C; Andolf E; Hedman A; Pershagen G; Helmersson-Karlqvist J; Larsson A
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2017;17(1):326
Mental health after first childbirth in women requesting a caesarean section; a retrospective register-based study
Moller L; Josefsson A; Bladh M; Lilliecreutz C; Andolf E; Sydsjo G
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2017;96(4):464-471
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and later dementia: a Swedish National Register Study
Andolf EG; Sydsjo GCM; Bladh MK; Berg G; Sharma S
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2017;11:112-116
Mode of delivery among Swedish midwives and obstetricians and their attitudes towards caesarean section
Sahlin M; Andolf E; Edman G; Wiklund I
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2016;48(4):483-490
Fetal growth is associated with first-trimester maternal vascular function
Iacobaeus C; Kahan T; Jorneskog G; Bremme K; Thorsell M; Andolf E
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2015;6(2):101-107
Health-related quality of life five years after birth of the first child
Carlander A-KK; Andolf E; Edman G; Wiklund I
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2015;122(3):351-358
Psychiatric illness in women requesting caesarean section
Sydsjo G; Moller L; Lilliecreutz C; Bladh M; Andolf E; Josefsson A
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2014;93(10):1042-1049
A randomized controlled trial on early induction compared to expectant management of nulliparous women with prolonged latent phases
Brane E; Olsson A; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2014;93(2):182-188
Impact of clinical factors and personality on the decision to have a second child. Longitudinal cohort-study of first-time mothers
Carlander A-KK; Andolf E; Edman G; Wiklund I
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2013;120(9):1061-1065
Caesarean section and risk for endometriosis: a prospective cohort study of Swedish registries
Andolf E; Thorsell M; Kallen K
Article: PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. 2013;3(2):67
PP001. The vascular tree during pregnancy and at follow-up - A longitudinal study of maternal vascular function.
Andolf E; Kahan T; Iacobaeus C; Jörneskog G; Thorsell M; Bremme K
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2012;207(4):303.e1-303.e7
Risk of surgically managed pelvic floor dysfunction in relation to age at first delivery
Leijonhufvud A; Lundholm C; Cnattingius S; Granath F; Andolf E; Altman D
Article: PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. 2012;2(3):261-262
PP037. Family history of cardiovascular disease and maternal vascular function during early pregnancy.
Iacobaeus C; Jörneskog G; Kahan T; Thorsell M; Andolf E
Article: PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. 2012;2(3):223
OS083. Fetal growth and maternal vascular function in early pregnancy.
Iacobaeus C; Jörneskog G; Kahan T; Thorsell M; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2011;90(10):1094-1099
Induction of labor and the risk for emergency cesarean section in nulliparous and multiparous women
Thorsell M; Lyrenas S; Andolf E; Kaijser M
Article: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA. 2011;33(8):796-802
Planned vaginal delivery versus planned caesarean section: short-term medical outcome analyzed according to intended mode of delivery.
Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Wiklund I; Andolf E
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2011;2(3):113-117
Starting time for induction of labor and the risk for night-time delivery
Thorsell M; Lyrenas S; Andolf E; Kaijser M
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2011;118(1):135-142
Association Between Adverse Neonatal Outcome and Lactate Concentration in Amniotic Fluid
Wiberg-Itzel E; Akerud H; Andolf E; Hellstrom-Westas L; Winbladh B; Wennerholm U-B
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2011;2(2):83-89
Factors independently related to a negative birth experience in first-time mothers
Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Edman G; Wiklund I; Andolf E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2011;204(1):70.e1-70.e7
Risks of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse surgery in relation to mode of childbirth
Leijonhufvud A; Lundholm C; Cnattingius S; Granath F; Andolf E; Altman D
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY. 2010;152(1):34-38
Lactate concentration in amniotic fluid: a good predictor of labor outcome
Wiberg-Itzel E; Pettersson H; Andolf E; Hansson A; Winbladh B; Akerud H
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2010;35(4):390-394
Large fetal size in early pregnancy associated with macrosomia
Thorsell M; Kaijser M; Almstrom H; Andolf E
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2010;1(1):27-34
Contact between mother, child and partner and attitudes towards breastfeeding in relation to mode of delivery
Carlander A-KK; Edman G; Christensson K; Andolf E; Wiklund I
Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2009;65(8):1636-1644
First-time mothers and changes in personality in relation to mode of delivery
Wiklund I; Edman G; Larsson C; Andolf E
Article: MIDWIFERY. 2009;25(2):e31-e38
Epidural analgesia: Breast-feeding success and related factors
Wiklund I; Norman M; Uvnas-Moberg K; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B; Andolf E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2009;200(3):243.e1-243.e4
Cesarean section and risk of pelvic organ prolapse: a nested case-control study
Larsson C; Kallen K; Andolf E
Article: INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL. 2008;19(4):459-465
Planned cesarean section versus planned vaginal delivery:: comparison of lower urinary tract symptoms
Ekstroem A; Altman D; Wiklund I; Larsson C; Andolf E
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2008;97(4):434-437
Preterm birth and carotid diameter and stiffness in childhood
Bonamy A-KE; Andolf E; Martin H; Norman M
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2008;115(5):585-589
Expected day of delivery from ultrasound dating versus last menstrual period -: obstetric outcome when dates mismatch
Thorsell M; Kaijser M; Almstrom H; Andolf E
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2008;28(2B):1259-1262
Adjuvant tamoxifen in breast cancer patients affects the endometrium by time, an effect remaining years after end of treatment and results in an increased frequency of endometrial carcinoma
Lindahl B; Andolf E; Ingvar C; Ranstam J; Willen R
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2008;115(3):324-331
Expectation and experiences of childbirth in primiparae with caesarean section
Wiklund I; Edman G; Ryding E-L; Andolf E
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2007;104(12):930-931
[Should the number of Cesarean sections be reduced? Safe delivery is the most important issue, but motivation support for vaginal delivery is necessary].
Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2007;86(4):451-456
Cesarean section on maternal request: reasons for the request, self-estimated health, expectations, experience of birth and signs of depression among first-time mothers
Wiklund I; Edman G; Andolf E
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2006;259(2):155-163
Discordant twin growth in utero and differences in blood pressure and endothelial function at 8 years of age
Halvorsen CP; Andolf E; Hu J; Pilo C; Winbladh B; Norman M
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2006;85(10):1225-1230
Personality and mode of delivery
Wiklund I; Edman G; Larsson C; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2006;85(12):1448-1452
Estimation of blood loss after cesarean section and vaginal delivery has low validity with a tendency to exaggeration
Larsson C; Saltvedt S; Wiklund I; Pahlen S; Andolf E
Article: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2005;58(5):845-849
Preterm birth contributes to increased vascular resistance and higher blood pressure in adolescent girls
Bonamy AKE; Bendito A; Martin H; Andolf E; Sedin G; Norman M
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2004;83(4):395-400
Cancer risk after hospital discharge diagnosis of benign ovarian cysts and endometriosis
Borgfeldt C; Andolf E
Article: REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2003;1:51
Nitric oxide synthase activity in human trophoblast, term placenta and pregnant myometrium.
Al-Hijji J; Andolf E; Laurini R; Batra S
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2000;20(6C):4889-4891
Disaccordance between estimation of endometrial thickness as measured by transvaginal ultrasound compared with hysteroscopy and directed biopsy in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen
Liedman R; Lindahl B; Andolf E; Willen R; Ingvar C; Ranstam J
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2000;79(3):202-207
Transvaginal ultrasonographic findings in the uterus and the endometrium: Low prevalence of leiomyoma in a random sample of women age 25-40 years
Borgfeldt C; Andolf E
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 1999;13(5):345-350
Transvaginal sonographic ovarian findings in a random sample of women 25-40 years old
Borgfeldt C; Andolf E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1998;77(2):151-154
Amniocentesis before the 15th gestational week in single and twin gestations - complications and quality of genetic analysis
Jorgensen C; Andolf E
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 1998;18(1B):667-676
Histopathologic findings in thickened endometria, as measured by ultrasound in asymptomatic, postmenopausal breast cancer patients on various adjuvant treatment including tamoxifen
Willén R; Lindahl B; Andolf E; Ingvar C; Liedman R; Ranstam J
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 1997;17(5B):3821-3824
Endometrial thickness and ovarian cysts as measured by ultrasound in asymptomatic postmenopausal breast cancer patients on various adjuvant treatments including tamoxifen
Lindahl B; Andolf E; Ingvar C; Liedman R; Ranstam J; Willén R
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY. 1997;73(1):49-53
Changes in ultrasound appearance of the internal female genital organs during treatment for eating disorders
Andolf E; Theander S; Aspenberg P
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 1995;86(4):529-535
FLUID CHARACTERISTICS OF BENIGN OVARIAN CYSTS - CORRELATION WITH RECURRENCE AFTER PUNCTURE
ANDOLF E; CASSLEN B; JORGENSEN C; BUCHHAVE P; LECANDER I
Article: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 1995;85(2):211-214
DIAGNOSIS AND FOLLOW-UP OF SIMPLE OVARIAN CYSTS DETECTED BY ULTRASOUND IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
KROON E; ANDOLF E
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Letter: ALLERGY. 2019;74(3):625-628
Allergen-specific IgE over time in women before, during and after pregnancy.
Hedman AM; Lundholm C; Scheynius A; Alm J; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C
Letter: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2018;36(8):1770-1771
Cardiac function in pregnancy Reply
Iacobaeus C; Andolf E; Thorsell M; Bremme K; Ostlund E; Kahan T
Review: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2017;49(1):46-53
Longitudinal study of vascular structure and function during normal pregnancy
Iacobaeus C; Andolf E; Thorsell M; Bremme K; Jorneskog G; Ostlund E; Kahan T
Meeting abstract: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2013;208(1):s345
History of preeclampsia and future dementia
Andolf E; Bladh M; Sydsjo G
Review: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2012;3(3):99-106
Indications for cesarean section on maternal request - Guidelines for counseling and treatment
Wiklund I; Andolf E; Lilja H; Hildingsson I
Published conference paper: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2010;203(4):406.e1-406.e6
Cesarean delivery and risk for postoperative adhesions and intestinal obstruction: a nested case-control study of the Swedish Medical Birth Registry
Andolf E; Thorsell M; Kallen K
Meeting abstract: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2009;201(6):s246
Caesarean section and the risk for postoperative adhesions and intestinal obstruction- a nested case control study of the Swedish Medical Birth Registry
Andolf E; Thorsell M; Kallen K
Letter: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2007;86(9):1149-1150
Reply: There is a need for a model of how to provide clinical guidance to women requesting cesarean section
Wiklund I; Edman G; Andolf E; Sjukhus D
Meeting abstract: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2006;195(6):s90
Elective cesarian section vesus planned vaginal delivery-a prospective cohort study of healthy primiparae
Larsson C; Wiklund I; Saltvedt S; Edman G; Andolf E
Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1999;88(3):246-247
Pelvic ultrasonography cannot alone be used to diagnose pubertal anomalies
Andolf E
Letter: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1996;75(9):867-868
Age, weight, body mass index and endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women
Andolf E; Aspenberg P

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