L Viinikka

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 1983-1990

Study types

  • article 3
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 4
  • infertility 1
article 1990
Evidence of similar increases in bone turnover during nafarelin and danazol use in women with endometriosis
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology ·doi:10.3109/09513599009024979

Medical 'oophorectomy' by GnRH agonist or danazol is an effective treatment for endometriosis. Since increased bone loss is a potential risk of hypoestrogenism, we compared the effect of nafarelin and danazol treatment on bone metabolism. T…

other 1989
Urinary excretion of prostacyclin and thromboxane degradation products in patients with ovarian malignancy: effect of cytostatic treatment
British journal of cancer ·doi:10.1038/bjc.1989.360

We studied the effect of ovarian cancer and its chemotherapy on the urinary excretion of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TxA2) hydration and metabolic products. In six patients we measured 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and 2,3-dinor-6-keto-PGF1…

article 1984
Peritoneal fluid prostaglandins in endometriosis, tubal disorders, and unexplained infertility.
Obstetrics and gynecology

To elucidate the roles of prostaglandins in peritoneal fluid and sex steroids in patients with endometriosis (N = 29), tubal disorders (N = 15), and unexplained infertility (N = 13), assays were performed using 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha…

article 1983
Prostaglandins and Endometriosis
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica. Supplement ·doi:10.3109/00016348309155209

To study the production of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TxA2) in endometriosis in vitro, samples of endometriotic tissue taken during operation from 6 women were superfused for 4.5 hours in 95% O2/5% CO2 at 37 degrees C, and the …