Håkan A. Eriksson

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

article 1999

Cervical ripening after treatment with prostaglandin E2 or antiprogestin (RU486). Possible mechanisms in relation to gonadal steroids

·doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(98)00329-7

ObjectiveTo compare the mechanisms for cervical ripening after treatment with prostaglandin E2 or antiprogestin (RU486) to spontaneous cervical ripening, with focus on gonadal steroid receptors.Study designCervical biopsies were obtained fr…

article 1997

Potential Roles for Gonadal Steroids and Insulin-like Growth Factor I During Final Cervical Ripening

·doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00245-7

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether gonadal steroids and insulin-like growth factor I influence the final cervical remodeling during parturition. METHODS: Cervical biopsies were obtained transvaginally before labor (n = 10) and after spontaneou…