Prevalence of pain symptoms suggestive of endometriosis among Finnish adolescent girls (TEENMAPS study)

PA Suvitie, MK Hallamaa, JM Matomäki… - Journal of pediatric and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Objective To evaluate the prevalence of pain symptoms suggestive of
endometriosis among adolescent girls aged 15-19 years. Design Cross-sectional study …

Screening for endometrial cancer in asymptomatic postmenopausal women with conventional and colour Doppler sonography

MH Vuento, JP Pirhonen, JI Mäkinen… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate endometrial thickness and uterine arterial flow measurement as
predictors of endometrial cancer. Design Prospective study among a cohort of women …

Androgen replacement therapy in late-onset hypogonadism: current concepts and controversies–a mini-review

JI Mäkinen, I Huhtaniemi - Gerontology, 2011 - karger.com
Background: Normal testicular function is essential for the maintenance of male physical
strength and behaviour irrespective of age. A new term of late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) …

Evaluation of ovarian findings in asymptomatic postmenopausal women with color Doppler ultrasound

MH Vuento, JP Pirhonen, JI Mäkinen, PJ Laippala… - Cancer, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Background. To evaluate the prevalence and significance of abnormal ovarian findings in
asymptomatic postmenopausal women, screening for ovarian cancer with color Doppler …

Late-onset hypogonadism in men. Experience from the Turku Male Ageing Study (TuMAS)

I Huhtaniemi, JI Mäkinen, A Perheentupa, OT Raitakari - Hormones, 2008 - Springer
Interest has arisen during the last 10 years as to the possible connection between the age-
related decline in androgen production and symptoms of ageing in men. A new ageing …

One-year cohort of abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopic hysterectomies: complications and subjective outcomes

SS Meltomaa, JI Mäkinen, MO Taalikka… - Journal of the American …, 1999 - Elsevier
Background: In the past decade, changes in operative approaches to hysterectomy have
resulted in needs to renew study of postoperative morbidity. Study Design: This prospective …

Significance of a single CA 125 assay combined with ultrasound in the early detection of ovarian and endometrial cancer

MH Vuento, UH Stenman, JP Pirhonen, JI Mäkinen… - Gynecologic …, 1997 - Elsevier
We evaluated the utility of a single CA 125 measurement in combination with transvaginal
sonography for early detection of ovarian and endometrial cancer in asymptomatic …

Endometrial fluid accumulation in asymptomatic postmenopausal women

MH Vuento, JP Pirhonen, JI Mäkinen… - … in Obstetrics and …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Postmenopausal endometrial fluid accumulation was considered in the past to be related to
cancer of the genital organs. Our purpose was to evaluate its prevalence, and its association …

Endogenous testosterone and brachial artery endothelial function in middle-aged men with symptoms of late-onset hypogonadism

JI Mäkinen, A Perheentupa, K Irjala, P Pöllänen… - The Aging …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
In aging men, serum endogenous testosterone is inversely associated with common carotid
intima-media thickness (IMT) and directly with beneficial plasma lipid levels; however, the …

Incidence, risk factors and outcome of infection in a 1-year hysterectomy cohort: a prospective follow-up study

SS Meltomaa, JI Mäkinen, MO Taalikka… - Journal of hospital …, 2000 - Elsevier
A prospective study was performed following 687 patients who underwent abdominal,
vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign conditions in Turku University Hospital …