Mats Åkerlund

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of ONO-8815Ly on uterine contractions. DESIGN: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ascending, cross-over study. SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Lu…

Although myometrial activity in the non-pregnant woman is essential for the expulsion of shed endometrium and blood during menstruation, as well as for the transport of sperms or a newly fertilised ovum, myometrial hyperactivity is associat…

The influence of danazol treatment on uterine activity was studied by means of repeated intra-uterine pressure recordings in two women with laparoscopically diagnosed endometriosis. During a control cycle the women had normal plasma levels …

The influence of copper ions on myometrial activity was tested in nonpregnant rabbits in vitro and in vivo, and nonpregnant women in vivo. In an organ bath, CuCl2 in concentrations of 3 micro M and higher caused a dose-dependent increase in…

The effects of the selective beta2-receptor stimulator terbutaline (0-25 to 0-5 mg given intravenously) on myometrial activity, local uterine blood flow, and lower abdominal pain were examined during the first day of menstruation in 11 wome…