• Antibiotikabruk ved en gynekologisk avdeling før og etter tverrfaglig intervensjon 

      Kvam, Andrea Sveen (Master thesis, 2020)
      Bakgrunn: Bakgrunnen for studien var et nasjonalt initiativ fra Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet der det i 2015 fremgikk en målsetning om å redusere bruk av bredspektret antibiotika på helseforetaksnivå med 30 % innen ...
    • Chronic vulvar pain in gynecological outpatients 

      Teigen, Per Kristen; Hagemann, Cecilie Therese; Fors, Egil Andreas; Stauri, Elisabeth Slang; Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa; Schei, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives Chronic vulvar pain (CVP) is pain in the vulvar area exceeding three months of duration. Previous studies have reported a prevalence of 7–8% in the general population and observed an association between CVP and ...
    • Gynecological complaints and management of women subjected to female genital mutilation - A descriptive study among women attending a university hospital in Norway 

      Tvenge, Silje; Andersen, Tone Aalberg (Master thesis, 2017)
      Abstract Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful traditional practice comprising procedures involving partial or total removal of external female genitalia and/or narrowing of the vaginal orifice for ...
    • How do women want their gynaecologist to address sexual function? A cross-sectional survey among outpatients 

      Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa; Christensen, Silje; Hagemann, Cecilie Therese (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aim Our aim was to examine women's attitudes towards addressing and documenting sexual function in a Nordic gynaecological and obstetric outpatient setting. Materials and Methods We performed a cross-sectional, anonymous ...
    • ISIDOG Consensus Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccination for Women before, during and after Pregnancy 

      Donders, Gilbert; Grinceviciene, Svitrigaile; Haldre, Kai; Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa; Donders, Francesca; Tsiakalos, Aristotelis; Adriaanse, Albert; Martinez de Oliveira, Jose; Ault, Kevin A.; Mendling, Werner (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Introduction. Sars-CoV-2 infection poses particular problems in pregnancy, as the infection more frequently causes severe complications than in unaffected pregnant women or nonpregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Now ...
    • ISIDOG recommendations concerning COVID-19 and pregnancy 

      Donders, Francesca; Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa; Tsiakalos, Aristotelis; Mendling, Werner; De Oliveira, José Martinez; Judlin, Philippe; Xue, Fengxia; Donders, Gilbert; COVID-19 Guideline Workgroup, ISIDOG (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Providing guidelines to health care workers during a period of rapidly evolving viral pandemic infections is not an easy task, but it is extremely necessary in order to coordinate appropriate action so that all patients ...
    • Vacuum births and barriers to its use: An observational study in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone 

      Bakke, Eirik; Øseth, Eirik; Fofanah, Tairu; Sesay, Ibrahim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Westendorp, Josien; Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives Assisted vaginal births (AVD) can prevent unnecessary caesarean sections (CS). The number of CS is increasing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa; these are still associated with high perioperative mortality rates. ...